Ethnic nude photography, 46 photographs

(1) Beauté Arabe, series of 10 photographs. Early to mid 20th cent. Gelatin silver prints, all 9 x 6.3 cm. Numbered and titled verso. All featuring (partially) nude women. (2) 'Collection Artistique L'Afrique. Type de femme'. Series of 5 handcol. photos, all 9 x 6.3 cm. Numbered and titled verso, 'Cinq' in the negative recto. All featuring (partially) nude women. -and 31 other similar photos, the majority of Arab and African peoples, early to mid 20th cent., most gelatin silver prints, var. sizes. 2 w. stamp 'Passed by Naval Censor'* verso. 8 photos mounted together.

*The Naval Censor stamp was used during WWII in the USA to ensure that any sensitive military information was not included in letters. (total 46)