French colonial soldier haggling for a better price from a prostitute on the Rue Balochine in the native Casbah of Algiers, North Africa - Edward T. Vebell - 1943

French colonial soldier haggling for a better price from a prostitute on the Rue Balochine in the native Casbah of Algiers, North Africa. In his book An Artist at War: The WWII Memories of Stars & Stripes Artist Ed Vebell, the artist recalls "The Casbah was 'off limits' to all except French military, but as an artist I felt compelled to ignore the rule."