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Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Description:
Main entrance to Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers. At the entrance, 29 steps lead up to a marble portico, with an octagonal minaret on each side (though only one is visible here). The Mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Between 1845 and 1962, under French rule, the Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of St. Philippe, but was then converted back.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Description:
Main entrance to Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers. At the entrance, 29 steps lead up to a marble portico, with an octagonal minaret on each side. The Mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Between 1845 and 1962, under French rule, the Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of St. Philippe, but was then converted back.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Description:
Walkway and narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the palace. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.
Date:
[May 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Description:
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid, Spain. The palace is in a baroque style. It was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. This view shows a gradually declining staircase, lined with small plinths and a lion statue. The stairs lead to a pool and a small statue of several women perched on a rock. The main palace building is beyond the pool.
Date:
[May 17, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Description:
Narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the main palace building. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of two men walking down a road with a horse-drawn wagon, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of two men walking down a road with a horse-drawn wagon, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929