Kay Mable (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo measuring 5.5" x 8". Gray cloth over stiff paper boards with gilt decorations. Contains 41 sepia-toned or black and white silver gelatin photographs measuring 3" x 4" with captions. Very good album with some edgwear with near fine photographs. A photo album compiled by Mable Kay documenting her travels around Alergia in 1921. The album begins in Constantine, Algeria with views of the Sahara Desert from the roof of a mosque, street scenes, and the "Arab quarter" of the city. They follow this with a trip to the ruins at Timgad and El Kantara. Photos from a stop in Biskra show the "Negro quarter" of the city as well as street scenes, a baby camel, the Garden of Allah, and the ancient parts of the city captioned "Old Biskra." Mable and her companions head to the coast photographing Bougie, now Béjaïa, with captions reading, "walk along the coast" and "the strongest, largest lighthouse in Africa." One photo shows the travelers posed by their car on the road between cities. The final photo shows Mable and another female traveler smiling and seated on the side of a road. A wonderful collection of African travel photographs in the early 1920s.