Street scene with prostitutes and French sailors in the streets of Bousbir (Fortified enclosure of Casablanca, built to accommodate the "quarter reserved" for prostitution of the city. When Morocco became a French protectorate by the Treaty of Fez in 1912

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Street scene with prostitutes and French sailors in the streets of Bousbir (Fortified enclosure of Casablanca, built to accommodate the "quarter reserved" for prostitution of the city. When Morocco became a French protectorate by the Treaty of Fez in 1912
Street scene with prostitutes and French sailors in the streets of Bousbir (Fortified enclosure of Casablanca, built to accommodate the "quarter reserved" for prostitution of the city. When Morocco became a French protectorate by the Treaty of Fez in 1912
Artist/Maker (French, 1902 – 1999)
Date1936
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (20.4 × 18.1 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 1/8 in. (24.5 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.53
Not on view
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Markings Verso, upper right (stamp, black ink): "La reproduction de ceite epreuve est soumize a une autorisation prealable, au paiement d'un droit et a la mention obligatoire. --" [translation: "Reproduction of this proof is subject to prior authorization, payment of a fee and obligatory mention."]
Verso, center center (stamp, black ink): "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE / sans la mention / "-A.D.E.P." [translation: "REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED without mention - A.D.E.P."]
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): "PHOTO DENISE BELLON"
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): "ALLIANCE PHOTO ADEP / 2 RUE St SIMON. PARIS (7) BAC. 11.71"
Published References Illustrated: AKG Images Identifier: AKG6368803
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "DB-551.2"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "1000"
Verso, upper right (pencil): "Maroc 9"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "M-C 2660"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "Maroc"
Washers near the supplying stream of Bidonville (shantytown), near Casablanca, Morocco
Washers near the supplying stream of Bidonville (shantytown), near Casablanca, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.55
Washer women, Bidonville (shantytown), near Casablanca, Morocco
Washer women, Bidonville (shantytown), near Casablanca, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.42
Leper in the hospital, Fez, Morocco
Leper in the hospital, Fez, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.46
Les chambres recoivent ordinairement deux malades. Voici l'heure du / petit déjeuner. (The rooms usually accommodate two patients. It's time for breakfast.)
Les chambres recoivent ordinairement deux malades. Voici l'heure du / petit déjeuner. (The rooms usually accommodate two patients. It's time for breakfast.)
Denise Bellon
Date: c. 1940
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.37
The backdrops represent a typical street scene in Lyon, Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
The backdrops represent a typical street scene in Lyon, Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.27
Untitled (Street scene) Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Untitled (Street scene) Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Denise Bellon
Date: 1934-1935
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.46
Young Berber, Morocco
Young Berber, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.54
Mother carrying a child from a village in the Dadès Valley, Morocco
Mother carrying a child from a village in the Dadès Valley, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.43
Young Berber harvesting wheat, Marrakech, Morocco
Young Berber harvesting wheat, Marrakech, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.44
Berber harvesting wheat, Marrakech, Morocco
Berber harvesting wheat, Marrakech, Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.45
Untitled (water carrier), Morocco
Untitled (water carrier), Morocco
Denise Bellon
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.47
Majorca is the only island that remains loyal to the Republic. Located directly across the Catalan coast and close to the Franquist island of Majorca, its main town found itself in the path of the Italian Fascist army. These sailors belong to the Mahon naval base, Spain
Majorca is the only island that remains loyal to the Republic. Located directly across the Catalan coast and close to the Franquist island of Majorca, its main town found itself in the path of the Italian Fascist army. These sailors belong to the Mahon naval base, Spain
David Seymour
Date: c. 1938
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.231