The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique Passenger Terminal quay in the north harbour at Algiers. The photographer is on board a passenger cruise ship at the seaward end of a line of pontoons joined together to form a causeway to enable passengers from the ship to come and go. A few local traders are hawking their wares, including rugs and carpets, from open boats alongside the pontoons. A local unidentified steam tug, seen from off her starboard quarter, has a line connected to the passenger ship.