I Reconnaissance initiale et premier traité
1795Joel Barlow, consul des États-Unis à Alger et à Tunis, 1795Robert Fulton (American, 1765–1815), Portrait of Joel Barlow, 1805
Oil on canvas
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields · 64.30 · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly
1797Tombeau de Hammouda Pacha Bey, signataire du traité de 1797Mounir Khelifa (Tunisian, 1951–), Untitled photo of grave of Hammouda Pacha Bey (1759–1814), Tourbet el Bey, Tunis
Photograph
Donation to project
1798William Eaton, consul des États-Unis à Tunis, 1798Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French, 1770–1852), William Eaton, 1808
Engraving on paper
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution · S/NPG.74.39.9.21 · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
II Commerce, corsaires et liens consulaires
1800Emplacement du premier consulat des États-Unis à TunisMounir Khelifa (Tunisian, 1951–), Untitled photo of location of first U.S. Consulate in Tunis
Photograph
Donation to project
1801–1815Guerres barbaresques, 1801–1805 et 1815Edward Moran (American, 1829–1901), Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli, 1897
Oil on canvas
U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection · Gift of Paul E. Sutro
1805Sidi Soliman Mellimelli à James Madison, 8 mars 1806Sidi Soliman Mellimelli (Tunisian, dates unknown), Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, Ambassador &c. to the Secretary of State, 1806 [March 8]
Hand-written letter
Tobias Lear Papers · University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library
1825–1841Tombe du consul Samuel D. Heap, église anglicane Saint-GeorgesMounir Khelifa (Tunisian, 1951–), Untitled photo of grave of Samuel D. Heap, 2026 [May 2]
Photograph
Donation to project
1846Ahmed Ier Bey abolit l’esclavage en TunisieCharles-Philippe Larivière (French, 1798–1876), Ahmed, Bey de Tunis (1806–1855), 1846
Oil on canvas
Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon · MV 6643; INV 5710; LP 6962
1863Abraham Lincoln signe la Proclamation d’émancipationAlexander Gardner (American, 1821–1882), Abraham Lincoln, 1863 [taken Nov. 8; printed later, c1900]
Photographic print
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division · PRES FILE – Lincoln, Abraham Portraits – Reserve Collection – No. 59
1865Muhammad III as-Sadiq BeyLouis-Augustin Simil (French), Portrait of His Highness The Mushir Mohammed Essadek, Bey of Tunis (Muhammad III as-Sadiq), 1865
Oil on canvas
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State · RR-1981.0138 · on loan at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Tunisia- Transcription de la lettreLettre de Sidi Soliman Mellimelli à James Madison
Tobias Lear Papers, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
English transcription after the Clements Library; French and Arabic translations by Krater Korp. The letter is dated 1807 in the hand; catalogued as 8 March 1806.
La période du protectorat français
18811881, occupation française de la TunisieCharles-Nicolas Pellein (French, 1827–1887), Guerre de Tunisie. Combat du Djebbej-Haddedah – 26 avril 1881, 1881
Lithograph print · Imagerie d’Épinal, no. 155
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Department of Prints and Photography · FOL-LI-59 (10)
III La Seconde Guerre mondiale en Afrique du Nord
1941–1943L’amitié du consul Hooker Doolittle et de Habib BourguibaUnknown photographer, Untitled photograph of Habib Bourguiba and Hooker Doolittle at Tunisian Independence, 1956 [20 March]
Photograph
Personal collection of Elena Prentice
1942Opération Torch : l’offensive terrestre alliée en Afrique du NordUnknown photographer, Near Algiers, “Torch” troops hit the beaches behind a large American flag, 1942 [November 8]
Photograph
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs · NAID 195516
1943Bataille du col de KasserineMcGray (American, dates unknown), S/Sgt. Garland Martin holds a personnel mine laid by the retreating German forces, 1943 [February 26]
Photograph
National Archives, RG 111 · NAID 276536968
1943Le président Roosevelt rencontre le général Eisenhower à TunisUnknown photographer, President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Dwight D. Eisenhower aboard an airplane en route from North Africa to Sicily, 1943 [December 8]
Photograph
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs · NAID 6728536
1948Cimetière et mémorial américain d’Afrique du Nord, CarthageMC2 Rosa Larson, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps color guard retiring the colors during a wreath-laying ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery, 2006 [17 November]
Photograph
United States Navy
IV Indépendance et alignement pendant la guerre froide
1956Indépendance de la TunisieGetty Images, French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau and Tunisian officials, 1956
Photograph
Getty Images 515487684 · licence required
1957USAIDGetty Images, The U.S. Agency for International Development flag
Photograph
Getty Images 1973346369 · licence required
1961Le président Kennedy et le président BourguibaRobert L. Knudsen (American, 1929–1989), Arrival Ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba Sr., President of Tunisia, and his wife Moufida Bourguiba, 1962 [3 May]
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum · KN-C17704
1961–1996Peace CorpsRobert L. Knudsen (American, 1929–1989), President John F. Kennedy Speaks to Peace Corps Trainees, 1962 [9 August]
Photograph
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum · KN-C23179
1967Louis Armstrong à Carthage, 31 juillet 1967Unknown designer, Advertisement for the Louis Armstrong concert at the 4th International Festival of Carthage, 1967 [30 July]
Newspaper page · La Presse, p. 3
La Presse, July 30, 1967
1969Le président Nixon et le président BourguibaOliver Atkins (American, 1917–1977), President Nixon, Habib Bourguiba, 1969 [1 April]
Photograph slide
Richard Nixon Library and Museum · WHPO-0673-02-05
1970Défilé des astronautes d’Apollo XII sur l’avenue BourguibaUnknown photographer, Une marée humaine en liesse accueille les 3 hommes de la Lune, 1970 [5 March]
Photograph, pp. 4–5 of “Les astronautes d’Apollo XII à Tunis”
American Cultural Center in Tunis
1972Inauguration de l’aéroport de Tunis-Carthage, 1er août 1972Unknown photographer, Président Bourguiba a été le premier passager de la nouvelle aérogare de Tunis-Carthage, 1972 [2 August]
Newspaper front page
La Presse, 2 August 1972
1976Star Wars, décor de Mos Espa, Ong JmelAnonymous photographer, Untitled photo of Mos Espa set, 2014 [March 20]
Photograph
Donation to project
V Stabilité et priorité à la sécurité
1996Michael Jackson à Tunis, 7 octobre 1996DPA, Michael Jackson, 1996 [7 October]
Photograph
DPA via Alamy · licence required
2015Allié majeur non membre de l’OTAN – Federal RegisterOffice of the Federal Register, Presidential Determination No. 2015-09: Designation of the Republic of Tunisia as a Major Non-NATO Ally, 2015 [10 July]
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 141
National Archives and Records Administration
2017African Lion 2024Cpl. Genesis Miranda, U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc tours with Tunisian counterparts at the opening of African Lion 2024, El Aouina Air Base, 2024 [29 April]
Photograph
United States Army
L’art de la diplomatie : deux portraits, une amitié
- Muhammad III as-Sadiq Bey
Louis-Augustin Simil (French), Portrait of His Highness The Mushir Mohammed Essadek, Bey of Tunis (Muhammad III as-Sadiq), 1865
Oil on canvas · 85.75 × 56 in (canvas)
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State · RR-1981.0138 · on loan at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Tunisia 
George WashingtonJohn Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812–1862), George Washington, 1838
Oil on canvas · 97.5 × 62.5 in (approx.)
National Heritage Collection, Ksar Said Palace
Polices de caractères
Cormorant Garamond, Source Sans 3 et Amiri, sous licence SIL Open Font License.