Carpets Collection (page 3)

Terazije - Belgrade, Serbia
Terazije - the central square and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Here local men make traditional costume pieces including the highly decorated jerkins

Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the Dyers
The Street of the Dyers at Sfax, Tunisia

Rug Seller - Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
Rug shop in the Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, with the proprietor examining a rug

Turkish rug manufacture
The manufacturing of Turkish carpets. Women sit at the base of a large loom, with the different coloured balls of wool hanging on an upper strut

Carpet Selling - Constantinople Bazaar
Carpet sellers at the Constantinople Bazaar

Carpet Sellers - Constantinople, Turkey
Carpet Selling in the Constantinople Bazaar from an open stall

Zoroastrian School - Iran
A superb postcard showing the pupils and teachers of a Zoroastrian School in Iran

Izmir (Smyrna) - Carpet porter
A carpet porter from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Trabzon, Turkey - Exhibition Inauguration
The inauguration of the Exhibition of Commerce and Arts at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Izmir, Turkey - Thread tanning works
A wool-dyeing factory for the carpet trade at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The company boss is pictures with a couple of his foreign clients

Arabs from Mecca. The man on the left holds a tesbih, a string of beads which can be counted off to match the 99 Names of God

Lesguinka Dance - Russian Cossack Dance
Lesguinka Dance - Traditional Russian Cossack Dance

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - at a reception
Reception for the French Minister for Public works at the house of Bach Agha Ben Ganab. One of the guests is Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing VI
A man uses a door handle as a shaving mirror while women are spring cleaning carpets around him. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Arabic School, Cairo, Egypt
An Arabic School in Cairo, Egypt

Isparta - Turkey
Isparta - famour for rugs and growing roses which are distilled into Attar of Roses which is used in the perfume trade to this day

Interior in an Eastern Turkish house from Mardin, Turkey. Showing a very distinctive regional costume. Mardin is located on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria

Carpet Production at Kula
Kula, Turkey. Women and children make carpets on a large loom, while two men in fez hats oversee proceedings. Renowned for volcanic rock formations as well as carpets

Carpets on the Street
Walk on these carpets - a unique way of advertising Catesbys Carpets - laying them on the street for shoppers to walk on!

Carpet Embroidering
Two operatives are required for the Embroidering Machine which produces carpets with floral and other designs for the Victorian home

Iran Tabriz
The principal entry to the town of Tabriz (formerly Tauris), renowned for its carpets

Arab Carpet Merchant
A carpet is beautifully displayed by Arab merchants who are hoping to make a sale

Advert / Treloar Carpets
Treloar Carpets, Ludgate Hill, London

Carpet-Mending / Istanbul
In Istanbul, Turkey, two young boys expertly mend holes in carpets

Istanbul Carpet Warehse
A carpet warehouse in Istanbul

Carpet Fair, Astrakhan
A carpet fair in Astrakhan

London / Cries / Broom-Man
The broom-man sells brush and hair brooms for carpets and rooms

Weaving Carpets Mary
Weaving carpets at Mary (formerly Merv) in Turkmenistan (formerly Turkestan)

Market Uzbekistan
Merchants bringing carpets and other merchandise to the market at Askabad

Algirls Carpetmaking
Making carpets in Algiers

Serbian Carpets
Serbia. - Weaving carpets

TUERs CARPET LOOM 1862
Tuer and Halls Power-Loom for weaving carpets. (Exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition, London)

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