its tradition that makes it ok
Tirailleurs Algériens “Turcos”, 1915.
Spahi, 1910.
German propaganda painting shows soldiers from the colonial
Entente state in West Africa under the motto “Our World War Opponents,”
4ème régiment de zouaves 1909
Spahi’s 1914.
Major in Moroccan infantry uniform, l’armée d’Afrique
Apr 19 1916 Georges Chevalier takes these 105-year-old colour autochrome photos,
A 8 111 & A 8 113, of
Spahis ( French colonial soldiers from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco )
These are not colourizations.
France, D’Arles à Uzès , Le Brigadier de Toulouse, fils de Parents Toulousains, le Spahi de Paris, parents originaires de Nancy, le plus grands des deux : de Constantine, et l’autre de Biskra
Tarascon, France
19 avril 1916
Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Officier de Spahis, vers 1860.