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Bulgarian Collection (page 2)

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Ilyushin Il-18V LZ-BES

Ilyushin Il-18V LZ-BES (msn 185008104), of BulAir (Balkan Bulgarian Airlines) Date: circa 1969

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Woman in fancy dress costume as the Oracle des Champs

Woman in fancy dress costume as the Oracle des Champs
Woman in costume as the Oracle des Champs in dress decorated with hearts, daisies and flowers, for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published in Paris, 1880s

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bulgarian geranium, Geranium macrorrhizum

Bulgarian geranium, Geranium macrorrhizum (Long-rooted cranesbill, Geranium macrorhizon). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Middle class men and women, Bulgaria

Middle class men and women, Bulgaria
Middle class men and women in traditional embroidered and braided costume, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Young peasant girl in traditional gala dress, Bulgaria

Young peasant girl in traditional gala dress, Bulgaria
Young peasant girl, age 16, in traditional gala dress with rich embroidery, silver decorations and ribbons, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Young peasant woman in traditional dress, Bulgaria

Young peasant woman in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Young peasant woman in traditional dress with embroidered bodice, Bulgaria. She is carrying baskets of wild berries. Date: 1922

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bride wearing a traditional floral mask, Bulgaria

Bride wearing a traditional floral mask, Bulgaria
Bride wearing a traditional floral mask with a cap of coins, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bulgarian soldiers searching for guns in river, WW1

Bulgarian soldiers searching for guns in river, WW1
Bulgarian soldiers searching for guns in a river after the eviction of the Serbians, First World War. 1916

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Panoramic view over Sofia, Bulgaria with the 4th century Saint Sophia Church in the

Panoramic view over Sofia, Bulgaria with the 4th century Saint Sophia Church in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBulgarian Collection: National School - Varna, Bulgaria - Exterior view. Date: circa 1905

National School - Varna, Bulgaria - Exterior view. Date: circa 1905

Background imageBulgarian Collection: RUSSIA V BULGARIA 968

RUSSIA V BULGARIA 968
A Russian force, led by Svyatoslav, Prince of Kiev, hired at great expense by Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas, defeats the Bulgarian armies Date: 968

Background imageBulgarian Collection: MIKHAIL SAVOV

MIKHAIL SAVOV Bulgarian General Date: 1857 - 1928

Background imageBulgarian Collection: FERDINAND I / BULGARIA / SPE

FERDINAND I / BULGARIA / SPE
FERDINAND I OF BULGARIA Became King in 1908 and abdicated in 1918. He was a protagonist in the Macedonian crisis. Date: 1861 - 1948

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Sveta Nedelya Church - an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, Bulgaria

Sveta Nedelya Church - an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, Bulgaria. Pictured before the terrorist attack on 16 April 1925

Background imageBulgarian Collection: The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator

The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The Military Club

Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The Military Club Date: circa 1905

Background imageBulgarian Collection: The New Russian Orthodox Church - Sofia, Bulgaria

The New Russian Orthodox Church - Sofia, Bulgaria. Date: circa 1909

Background imageBulgarian Collection: WW1 - U-Boats attack, Varna in Bulgaria, 27th October 1915

WW1 - U-Boats attack, Varna in Bulgaria, 27th October 1915
WW1 - The drawing is from a German paper showing German submarines and Bulgarian war-ships going out against the Russians

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476). Prince of Wallachia

Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476). Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476). Oil. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Serbo-Bulgarian War, 14-28 November 1885. Bulgarian

Serbo-Bulgarian War, 14-28 November 1885. Bulgarian Soldiers taking a position in Tzaribrod (now Dimitrovgrad) in Serbia. Illustration by Richard Caton Woodville after sketch by M

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Sandanski and Panitsa - Macedonian Revolutionaries

Sandanski and Panitsa - Macedonian Revolutionaries. Yane Ivanov Sandanski (1872-1915) (also known as Pirin Tsar (Pirinski Car) - pictured on left)

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki
The Boatmen of Thessaloniki (or the Assassins of Salonica), were a Bulgarian anarchistic group, active in the Ottoman Empire in the years between 1900 - 1903

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Arrival of Bulgarian Peace Envoy, 1918 by Matania

Arrival of Bulgarian Peace Envoy, 1918 by Matania
A Belgian peace envoy, having arrived in a car flying a white flag, salutes General Franchet d Espery at the British headquarters at Salonika to negotiate peace terms on 29 September 1918. Date: 1919

Background imageBulgarian Collection: General Georgi Todorov, Bulgarian army officer, WW1

General Georgi Todorov, Bulgarian army officer, WW1
General Georgi Stoyanov Todorov (1858-1934), Bulgarian army officer, Commander of the 2nd Army in Macedonia during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian

Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian hajduk, national revolutionary and voivode. Engraving. The Spanish and American illustration, 1876. Colored

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, WW1

Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, WW1
Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, illustrating a contemporary version of a childrens song about the Three Kings. Here, the three kings are from Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1

Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1
Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad (with a pun on his large nose), showing King Ferdinand of Bulgaria admiring himself in a hand mirror. Date: 1915

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, WW1

Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, WW1
Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, both seen as betrayers. Judas hanged himself in remorse after betraying Christ, and he now offers Ferdinand a rope for him to do the same. Date: 1915

Background imageBulgarian Collection: First Balkan War, 1912-13. Bulgarians in Adrianopolis

First Balkan War, 1912-13. Bulgarians in Adrianopolis
First Balkan War (1912-1913) between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire. Bulgarian soldiers under the dome of the Great Mosque of Adrianople (now Edirne) in Turkey

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Aerial view of Sistov (Svistov), Bulgaria

Aerial view of Sistov (Svistov), Bulgaria
Aerial view of Sistov (Svistov), on the River Danube, Bulgaria

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Street scene in Varna, Bulgaria

Street scene in Varna, Bulgaria, a port on the Black Sea

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Edirne, Turkey - Bulgarian Soldiers during the Balkan War

Edirne, Turkey - Bulgarian Soldiers during the Balkan War of 1912/13. Date: circa 1913

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Komitadjis

Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Komitadjis - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi (new gate) - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bulgaria - King (Tsar) Boris III - with royal standard

Bulgaria - King (Tsar) Boris III - with royal standard
Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (18941943), son of Ferdinand I, who came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father (following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I)

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Traditional Bulgarian National Costume

Traditional Bulgarian National Costume
Four women and a man in traditional Bulgarian National Costume at Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1904

Background imageBulgarian Collection: BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila

BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila. Nativity Church. 19th c. Detail. Fresco

Background imageBulgarian Collection: King Ferdinand of Bulgaria - as an icon

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria - as an icon
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948) - as an icon - commemorating the first 25 years of his reign (in 1912). Date: 1912

Background imageBulgarian Collection: People from Dobruja, Romania

People from Dobruja, Romania
People from Dobruja (or Dobrudja / Dobrudzha / Dobrogea) - a historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube River and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bulgarian soldiers captured, Monastir, WW1

Bulgarian soldiers captured, Monastir, WW1
Bulgarian soldiers captured at Monastir (now Bitola), Macedonia, during the First World War. circa 1916

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Macedonian Comitajis - Macedonia

Macedonian Comitajis - Macedonia
Macedonian Comitajis (Slav-Macedonian and Bulgarian gangs) the activist bodies of a local nationalist and terrorist organisation founded in 1893

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Four Central Powers of the First World War

Four Central Powers of the First World War
The four allies of the Central Powers during the latter half of the First World War. From left to right, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Eleftherios Venizelos reviewing Greek regiment, WW1

Eleftherios Venizelos reviewing Greek regiment, WW1
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), Greek politician, who served as Prime Minister 1910-1920 and 1928-1932. Seen here reviewing a Greek regiment before it marches out of Salonika to meet the Bulgarian

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Radomir, Bulgaria

Radomir, Bulgaria, in the Pernik Province - a woman spinning wool and a unisex Gymnasium

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Bulgaria

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Bulgaria. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Prince Boris III of Bulgaria

Prince Boris III of Bulgaria (1894- 1943). Date: circa 1898

Background imageBulgarian Collection: Bulgaria - Plovdiv - The Russian Memorial

Bulgaria - Plovdiv - The Russian Memorial. On 4th January 1878, Plovdiv was liberated from Ottoman rule by the Russian army. Date: circa 1910



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