Ouled Nail Couple, 1905

A young Ouled Nail couple, photographed by Rudolf Franz Lehnert. Tunisia / Algeria 1905      

French Foreign Legion Hash Pipe, 1943

“Metal hashish pipe wrapped in leather with a metal tong and reamer set that has been decorated with incised lines. Given to Lester B. McAllister by a French Foreign Legion officer in Tindouf, Algeria, in February, 1943.”    

The Bedouin Cameleer’s Kief, 1922

A Rest Among the Sand-Dunes south of El Wad, Algeria The Bedouin cameleer must have his tea and a pipe of kief, the desert man’s opiate. This Arab carries with him enough food and equipment for 90 days of desert Read More …

Rolling, Algeria Postcard 1900

I’m not saying I know what this kid’s rolling, I’m just saying I know the smile…   photo by Jean Geiser- Algeria around 1900 – postcard