Photographs -- Morocco

Abstract:

The collection consists of printed material relating to political and social conditions in Morocco and photographs.

Abstract: This collection contains photograph albums, loose photographs, and postcards documenting the European colonization, occupation, and conflicts in North and East Africa. The collection documents a European colonial perspective of the colonization of African countries including Abyssinia (present day Ethiopia), Algeria, Eritrea, Kenya, Libya, Melilla, Morocco, and Somalia. Photographs depict African colonial subjects and other communities in North and East Africa, traditional housing, markets,...

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence from Erik Seeger to his parents in Denmark. The letters chronicle his daily activities, emphasizing his professional responsibilities which necessitated extensive travel in central Morocco to establish and service roadside pumping stations. Seeger describes his itineraries and customers, as well as local customs, festivals, political events, and the expatriate life. Approximately three hundred photographs of Moroccan people and sites complete the...