Finding Aid for J. G. Pilter, Tour in Algeria, 1872 93.R.33
Beth Ann Guynn
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2010
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Title: J. G. Pilter, Tour in Algeria
Creator:
Sarrault & Lombard
Creator:
Sarrault, A.
Creator:
Pilter, J. G.
Identifier/Call Number: 93.R.33
Physical Description:
1 album(s)
(91 photographic prints)
Date: 1872
Abstract: A manuscript journal containing texts, photographs, maps, and letters documenting
Englishman J. G. Pilter's travels in Algeria in 1872.
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Language of Material: Collection material is in French with some English.
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series: Series I. J. G. Pilter, Tour in Algeria, 1872.
Biographical/Historical Note
The journal was compiled by an Englishman identified as J. G. Pilter. J. G. Pilter may be Sir John George Pilter (1848-1932),
a Englishman living in
Paris, who was variously Chairman of the Commercial Information Department; President of the British Chamber of Commerce,
Paris; Chairman of the British
Charitable Fund; Chairman of Hertford British Hospital; and Vice-chairman of the British Schools in Paris. He was a member
of the Royal Commission of
the 1900 Paris Exhibition. Pilter was a Commander of the Tunisian Order of Nicham Iftikhar (Order of Glory) and a Knight Officer
of the Legion of
Honour.
Twenty-nine photographs bear credits related to Jean-Joseph-Alfred Sarrault who had photography studios at various times in
Versailles and Paris,
France, and Constantine and Bougie (Béjaïa), Algeria. In Paris, he was associated with a photographer by the name of Lombard
and together they had a
photoglyphic factory in Nanterre for producing prints by the photo-etching process. In 1867, Sarrault won a medal at the Universal
Exhibition in Paris.
Some of his photographs of the 1868 famine in Algeria were published in
L'Illustration and were also distributed by
Nadar.
Sources consulted:
Dod, Robert Phipps. "Sir John George Pilter."
Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland…Including
All the Titled Classes
. London: S. Low, Marston & Company, 1908.
Dupont, Gilles. "Sarrault, Jean Joseph Alfred," Ils on photographie Biskra. http://photographesdebiskra.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarrault.html
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1993.
Preferred Citation
J. G. Pilter, Tour in Algeria, 1872, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 93.R.33
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa93r33
Processing History
Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library
and Information Resources
(CLIR).
Scope and Content of Collection
The journal by Englishman J. G. Pilter documenting his trip to Algeria in November and December of 1872 includes 91 albumen
photographs; three maps
with travel routes indicated in red ink; three tipped-in official letters in French and Arabic urging local sheikhs to adequately
provide for the
travelers' needs; and a newspaper clipping. Eleven pages of the text include small photographic reproductions of drawings
of desert scenes. Seventy-five
pages contain text only. The narrative and images begin in Stora and proceed to Phillippeville (Skikda), Bône (Annaba), Guelma,
Hammam Maskhoutine,
Batna, Chabet el Akhra, El Kantara, and Biskra. Included are numerous views of nomad encampments, Roman ruins, and oasis landscapes.
A large number of
the images document Biskra and nearby villages and oases such as El Kantara and Sidi Okba.
Twenty-seven photographs bear the printed credit on their mounts: A. Sarrault à Versailles. Two photographs bear the printed
credit on their mounts:
Usine photoglyptique à Nanterre. A. Sarrault & Lombard. The photographer(s) of the remaining photographs are unidentified.
The title on the front cover reads: Tour in Algeria. J. G. Pilter. November-December 1872. Page numbers are handwritten at
the top of each page
following the title page. English captions are printed or handwritten, usually in ink, on the mounts, except where noted.
Titles of the individual
photographs were derived from either the Sarrault mount titles or the handwritten captions, as noted. Titles for the images
lacking titles on the piece
were devised by the archivist.
Publication Rights
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oases -- Algeria
Diaries
Algeria -- Antiquities
Albumen prints -- Algeria -- 19th century
Biskra (Algeria : Province)
Nomads -- Africa, North
Algeria -- Description and travel
Algerian diaries -- 19th century
J. G. Pilter, Tour in Algeria
1872
Arrangement
In original order.
box 1, item front cover
Front cover 93.R.33-fc
Scope and Contents
Title on cover: Tour in Algeria. J. G. Pilter. November-December 1872.
box 1, page front endpaper
Front endpaper 93.R.33-fe
box 1, page title page
Tour in Algeria 93.R.33-tp
Scope and Contents
Title page. Includes title and a photograph of a horse and groom.
box 1, page frontisepiece
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Chabet-el-Akhra 93.R.33-fp
Scope and Contents
Printed on mount: A. Serrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 1
Tour in Algeria, November-December 1872 93.R.33-1
Scope and Contents
Handwritten text.
box 1, page 2
Tour in Algeria, November-December 1872, (continued) 93.R.33-2
Scope and Contents
Handwritten text.
box 1, page 3
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Stora 93.R.33-3
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 4
Photographer unidentified, Cactus Hedge 93.R.33-4
Scope and Contents
Title from caption written on mount.
box 1, page 5
Handwritten text 93.R.33-5
box 1, page 6
Handwritten text 93.R.33-6
box 1, page 7
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Stora 93.R.33-7
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 8
Photographer unidentified, Philippeville 93.R.33-8
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount.
box 1, page 9
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Philippeville 93.R.33-9
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 11
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Philippeville 93.R.33-11
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 13
Handwritten text 93.R.33-13
box 1, page 14
Handwritten text 93.R.33-14
box 1, page 15
Photographer unidentified, [Striped Tents] 93.R.33-15
box 1, page 16
Photographer unidentified, [Arab Man Dressed in White] 93.R.33-16.1
Scope and Contents
Title devised by cataloger.
box 1, page 16
Photographer unidentified, [Seated Western Man in Arab Garb] 93.R.33-16.2
Scope and Contents
Seated and holding a pipe with a stack of sacks to his right.
box 1, page 16
Photographer unidentified, [Western Man in Arab Garb with Pipe] 93.R.33-16.3
Scope and Contents
Title devised by cataloger.
Seated and holding a pipe upright with his right hand.
box 1, page 17
Handwritten text 93.R.33-17
box 1, page 18
Handwritten text 93.R.33-18
box 1, page 19
Sarrault & Lombard, Algerie. Constantine 93.R.33-19
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: Usine photoglyptique à Nanterre. Sarrault & Lombard
box 1, page 21
Handwritten text 93.R.33-21
box 1, page 22
Handwritten text 93.R.33-22
box 1, page 23
Photographer unidentified, Rue à Alger 93.R.33-23
Scope and Contents
Title written in pencil, lower right corner of mount.
box 1, page 25
Photographer unidentified, Rue Sidi Allel (Alger.) 93.R.33-25
Scope and Contents
Title written in pencil, lower right corner of mount.
box 1, page 27
Photographer unidentified, Sid Alouin [?] Mosquée 93.R.33-27
Scope and Contents
Title written in pencil, lower right corner of mount.
box 1, page 29
Handwritten text 93.R.33-29
box 1, page 30
Handwritten text 93.R.33-30
box 1, page 31
Handwritten text 93.R.33-31
box 1, page 32
Handwritten text 93.R.33-32
box 1, page 33
Handwritten text 93.R.33-33
box 1, page 34
Handwritten text 93.R.33-34
box 1, page 35
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Bône 93.R.33-35
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 36
Photographer unidentified, Hippone 93.R.33-36
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount.
box 1, page 37
Handwritten text 93.R.33-37
box 1, page 38
Handwritten text 93.R.33-38
box 1, page 39
"L'incendie de l'Edough" 93.R.33-39
Scope and Contents
Handwritten text with newspaper clipping pasted in center.
box 1, page 40
Handwritten text 93.R.33-40
box 1, page 41
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Guelma 93.R.33-41
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 43
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Guelma 93.R.33-43
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 45
Photographer unidentified, [Ruins with Two Men in Western Dress] 93.R.33-45
Scope and Contents
Title devised by cataloger.
box 1, page 47
Handwritten text 93.R.33-47
box 1, page 48
Photographer unidentified, [Springs] 93.R.33-48
Scope and Contents
Page of handwritten text with a photograph pasted in its center.
box 1, page 49
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Hammam-Meskoutine 93.R.33-49
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 51
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Hammam-Meskoutine 93.R.33-51
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 53
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Hammam-Meskoutine 93.R.33-53
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 55
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Hammam-Meskoutine 93.R.33-55
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 57
Handwritten text 93.R.33-57
box 1, page 58
Handwritten text 93.R.33-58
box 1, page 59
Photographer unidentified, Etud. d'oliviere 93.R.33-59
Scope and Contents
Title written in pencil, lower right corner of mount.
box 1, page 60
Photographer unidentified, [Camels] 93.R.33-60
box 1, page 61
Handwritten text 93.R.33-61
box 1, page 62
Handwritten text 93.R.33-62
box 1, page 63
Sarrault, A. & Lombard, Algérie, Constantine 93.R.33-63
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: Usine photoglyptique à Nanterre. A. Sarrault & Lombard
box 1, page 65
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Constantine 93.R.33-65
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 66
Photographer unidentified, The Roummel 93.R.33-66
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 67
Photographer unidentified, [Rhumel Waterfalls] 93.R.33-67
box 1, page 69
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Constantine 93.R.33-69
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles
box 1, page 70
Photographer unidentified, Arab Street 93.R.33-70.1
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 70
Photographer unidentified, Market Place 93.R.33-70.2
Scope and Contents
Caption written on mount in pencil. Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 71
Handwritten text 93.R.33-71
box 1, page 72
Handwritten text 93.R.33-72
box 1, page 73
Handwritten text 93.R.33-73
box 1, page 74
Handwritten text 93.R.33-74
box 1, page 75
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Batna 93.R.33-75
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 77
Handwritten text 93.R.33-77
box 1, page 78
Handwritten text 93.R.33-78
box 1, page 79
Handwritten text 93.R.33-79
box 1, page 80
Handwritten text 93.R.33-80
box 1, page 81
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Chabet-el-Akhra 93.R.33-81
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 83
Handwritten text 93.R.33-83
box 1, page 84
Handwritten text 93.R.33-84
box 1, page 85
Sarrault, A., Algérie. El-Kantara 93.R.33-85
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 87
Sarrault, A., Algérie. El-Kantara 93.R.33-87
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 89
Sarrault, A., Algérie. El-Kantara 93.R.33-89
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 91
Sarrault, A., Algérie. El-Kantara 93.R.33-91
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 93
Sarrault, A., Algérie. El-Kantara 93.R.33-93
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 94
Photographer unidentified, [Mountains] 93.R.33-94
box 1, page 95
Handwritten text 93.R.33-95
box 1, page 96
Handwritten text 93.R.33-96
box 1, page 97
Handwritten text 93.R.33-97
box 1, page 98
Handwritten text 93.R.33-98
box 1, page 99
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-99
Scope and Contents
Printed on mount: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 101
Handwritten text 93.R.33-101
box 1, page 102
Handwritten text 93.R.33-102
box 1, page 103
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-103
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 104
Photographer unidentified, Dancing Girls 93.R.33-104
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 105
Handwritten text 93.R.33-105
box 1, page 106
Handwritten text 93.R.33-106
box 1, page 107
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-107
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 108
Photographer unidentified, [Building in Biskra (?)] 93.R.33-108
Scope and Contents
Building surrounded by palms; man sitting on low wall.
box 1, page 109
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-109
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 110
Photographer unidentified, Biskra 93.R.33-110
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 111
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-111
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 112
Photographer unidentified, Oasis of Biskra 93.R.33-112
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 113
Handwritten text 93.R.33-113
box 1, page 114
Handwritten text 93.R.33-114
box 1, page 115
Photographer unidentified, [Adobe Building with Tower] 93.R.33-115
box 1, page 116
Photographer unidentified, Biskra 93.R.33-116
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil. Depicts the same building as that in 93.R.33-115.
box 1, page 117
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-117
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles. Depicts a woman photographed against an adobe wall.
box 1, page 118
Photographer unidentified, Arab Cemetery 93.R.33-118
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil.
box 1, page 119
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-119
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles.
box 1, page 120
Photographer unidentified, Biskra 93.R.33-120
Scope and Contents
Title written on mount in pencil. View of tents and palms.
box 1, page 121
Sarrault, A., Algérie. Biskra 93.R.33-121
Scope and Contents
Title printed on mount with: A. Sarrault à Versailles. View of striped tents amidst palms.
box 1, page 122
Photographer unidentified, [Two People Roasting a Boar] 93.R.33-122
Scope and Contents
The scene is set in front of a tent-like structure made of palm fronds.
box 1, page 123
Photographer unidentified, [Tents outside a Walled Fort] 93.R.33-123
Scope and Contents
Page of handwritten text with a photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 124
Handwritten text 93.R.33-124
box 1, page 125
Photographer unidentified, [Reproduction of a Drawing] 93.R.33-125
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
Letter 1
Scope and Contents
Four-page official letter in French and Arabic, inserted between pages 125-126, urging local sheikhs to adequately provide
for the travelers'
needs.
box 1, page 126
Handwritten text 93.R.33-126
box 1, page 127
Handwritten text 93.R.33-127
box 1, page 128
Handwritten text 93.R.33-128
box 1, page 129
Handwritten text 93.R.33-129
box 1, page 130
Handwritten text 93.R.33-130
box 1, page 131
Photographer unidentified, [View of a Town] 93.R.33-131
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 132
Handwritten text 93.R.33-132
box 1, page 133
Photographer unidentified, [Drawing of a Town] 93.R.33-133
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 134
Photographer unidentified, [Drawing of a Village or Oasis] 93.R.33-134
Scope and Contents
Handwritten text with pasted photographic reproduction of a drawing, possibly of the Tamerna oasis.
box 1, page 135
Handwritten text 93.R.33-135
box 1, page 136
Handwritten text 93.R.33-136
box 1, page 137
Photographer unidentified, [Ruins of the Ain Tala Mosque] 93.R.33-137
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 138
Photographer unidentified, [Structure for Officers in Tougourd] 93.R.33-138
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 139
Handwritten text 93.R.33-139
box 1, page 140
Handwritten text 93.R.33-140
box 1, page 141
Handwritten text 93.R.33-141
box 1, page 142
Photographer unidentified, [Mosque of the Great Bishop of the Desert, Tlemcen] 93.R.33-142
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 143
Handwritten text 93.R.33-143
box 1, page 144
Handwritten text 93.R.33-144
box 1, page 145
Handwritten text 93.R.33-145
box 1, page 146
Photographer unidentified, [Streets with Arches] 93.R.33-146
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 147
Handwritten text 93.R.33-147
box 1, page 148
Handwritten text 93.R.33-148
box 1, page 149
Handwritten text 93.R.33-149
box 1, page 150
Photographer unidentified, [Oasis of Sidi Rached] 93.R.33-150
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
Letter 2
Scope and Contents
Four-page official letter in French and Arabic urging local chiefs to adequately provide for the travelers' needs inserted
between pages
150-151.
Letter 3
Scope and Contents
Four-page official letter in French and Arabic exhorting local chiefs to adequately provide for the travelers' needs inserted
between pages
150-151.
box 1, page 151
Handwritten text 93.R.33-151
box 1, page 152
Handwritten text 93.R.33-152
box 1, page 153
Photographer unidentified, [Palm Trees] 93.R.33-153
Scope and Contents
Page with handwritten text and a photographic reproduction of a drawing pasted in its center.
box 1, page 154
Handwritten text 93.R.33-154
box 1, page 155
Handwritten text 93.R.33-155
box 1, page 156
Handwritten text 93.R.33-156
box 1, page 157
Handwritten text 93.R.33-157
box 1, page 158
Handwritten text 93.R.33-158
box 1, page 159
Handwritten text 93.R.33-159
box 1, page 160
Handwritten text 93.R.33-160
box 1, page 161
Handwritten text 93.R.33-161
box 1, page 162
Handwritten text 93.R.33-162
box 1, page 163
Photographer unidentified, [Man Riding a Camel] 93.R.33-163.1
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a print or painting.
box 1, page 163
Photographer unidentified, [Man Kneeling towards a Camel] 93.R.33-163.2
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a print or painting.
box 1, page 164
Photographer unidentified, [Camp Scene] 93.R.33-164
box 1, page 165
Center du sud 93.R.33-165
Scope and Contents
Page with two photographs. Caption written in pencil on mount, lower right corner.
box 1, page 165
Photographer unidentified, [Tents and Horses] 93.R.33-165.1
box 1, page 165
Photographer unidentified, [Travelers and Their Guides Sitting underneath a Tent] 93.R.33-165.2
box 1, page 166
Photographer unidentified, [Desert Town] 93.R.33-166.1
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 166
Photographer unidentified, [Desert Town] 93.R.33-166.2
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 166
Photographer unidentified, [Tents in the Desert] 93.R.33-166.3
Scope and Contents
Title devised by cataloger.
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 166
Photographer unidentified, [Building with a Tower] 93.R.33-166.4
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 166
Photographer unidentified, [Building Complex with a Tower] 93.R.33-166.5
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 167
Photographer unidentified, Bananies, Kousa (?) 93.R.33-167
Scope and Contents
Caption written in pencil on mount, lower right corner.
box 1, page 168
Photographer unidentified, [Building on a Hill] 93.R.33-168.1
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 168
Photographer unidentified, [View of Town] 93.R.33-168.2
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 168
Photographer unidentified, [Arched Street] 93.R.33-168.3
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 168
Photographer unidentified, [Dunes] 93.R.33-168.4
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 168
Photographer unidentified, [Domed Buildings] 93.R.33-168.5
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 169
Photographer unidentified, Aloei 93.R.33-169
Scope and Contents
Caption written in pencil on mount, lower right corner.
box 1, page 170
Photographer unidentified, [Desert Encampment] 93.R.33-170.1
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 170
Photographer unidentified, [A Town] 93.R.33-170.2
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 170
Photographer unidentified, [Walled Fort or Town] 93.R.33-170.3
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 170
Photographer unidentified, [Walled Fort] 93.R.33-170.4
Scope and Contents
Photographic reproduction of a drawing.
box 1, page 170a
Map of Algeria 93.R.33-tip4
Scope and Contents
Folded, with travel route marked in red ink.
box 1, page 170b
Map of Algeria 93.R.33-tip5
Scope and Contents
Loose, folded map inserted after page 170 with travel route marked in red ink.
box 1, page 170c
Alégerie d'après les cartes de l'etat-major 93.R.33-tip6
Scope and Contents
Folded map.
box 1, page back endpapers
Back endpapers 93.R.33-be