I'm not sure what these angry-looking women are standing beside. An old water trough, perhaps, though with a very visible hole in the bottom. One woman in the back looks like she's holding a book, perhaps a Bible. A baptism delayed due to a lack of water? Who knows. I don't.
I found a bag of old photos in the mess that is my closet. I don't think this image has been posted before, but if it has, my apologies for repeating myself.
Written on the back, "Governors Palace Algeria." So, there's a lot of information about this building and Algeria out there, so just the highlights. The governor's palace was built during the Ottoman era, between 1798 and 1805. After Algeria became a French colony, it was used as an army barracks between 1830 and 1846. In 1865, it became the summer residence of the French governor. After the successful Algerian revolution that won independence from the French, it was renamed the People's Palace and became the seat of government. After a coup in 1965, the seat of government was moved to the El Mouradia Palace. If you want to know more about Algerian history, don't be lazy. Look it up yourself.
A bit of an apology on this one. Stereoview cards have a curve to them. The card stock on this one is thick, and so even after putting a couple of books on top, I still couldn't get the card flat, so the focus isn't as good as it should be.
There is a caption on the back, "The widely known cemetery is situated on Gowanus heights and covers an area of 474 acres. The number of bodies interred up to July, 1896, was 290,000 or an average of about 5,000 per annum since it was opened."
The Keystone View Company was founded by B.L. Singley in 1892 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and finally went under in 1963. Keystone originally specialized in humor and entertainment but eventually pivoted to educational imagery.
I've been cleaning out a closet and found a box of old photos that may or may not have already been posted here. I'm fairly certain that this very faded and cheaply made stereo card hasn't been posted before.
Not the safest and sanest way to propel a rowboat. It looks like they are about to capsize.
