Tunis. - La Porte de France

Front Text - ND Phot;Text on the back -Carte Postale:Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. Se renseigner à la poste. Correspondance - Adresse;Back Printed Text Translation - Postcard:Not all the foreign countries accept the correspondence in the front. Get informations in the post office. Correspondence - Address;Production period - Before 1905;Front Period - end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century;Category - Sites;Description - This horizontal postcard depicts a photograph of the 'Porte de France' in Tunis-town, called also the 'Bab el Bahr'. This Arab name literally means 'the Sea Gate' and it recalls the fact that there was a time when the sea nearly reached the Gate. The 'Porte de France' is situated, as its name indicates, at the end of the France Avenue and marks the entrance of the Old City. Erected in 1848, it seems like a Triumph Arc. At its left, there is a lively street with several shops (with French names) and a lot of passers-by. [S.H.];Stamp Place on postcard - top right corner of back;Stamp Origin - Tunis (City);Stamp Period - 15/2/1905;Post office marks Origin - Meuse (Department), Tunis (City);Post office marks Languages Of Text - French