Constantinople Collection (page 27)

Lady leads her sheep to Market - Constantinople
An elderly lady leads her sheep to Market on a string, along a cobbled street - Constantinople, Turkey

Street Dogs - Constantinople, Turkey
At the beginning of the 20th century there were an estimated 250 thousand dogs living on the streets of Constantinople, Turkey. These dogs were supported and fed by the population

Street Dogs asleep - Constantinople, Turkey
At the beginning of the 20th century there were an estimated 250 thousand dogs living on the streets of Constantinople, Turkey. These dogs were supported and fed by the population

A camel train - Constantinople
A camel train passing through Constantinople

Turkish Woman in her interior house clothing
A Turkish woman in her interior house clothing, reclines on an Ottoman settee

Two Bohemian Peasant Women in Conversation
Two Bohemian Peasant Women, one heavily pregnant, in conversation in Constantinople, . The lady on the right is a flower seller

Oriental Beauty from Constantinople
An Oriental Beauty from Constantinople with fancy headdress and many layers of beads. These women are known as the nomads and they are decorated by their men, who weigh them down with jewellery!

New meets old - Istanbul
Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

German Music Hall Entertainer in Istanbul
A German Music Hall entertainer, Mademoiselle Roesler, posing for a portrait photographer in an alluring position under a white sheet

Turkish gallantry
A Young Turkish man helps his pretty girl into his rowing boat for a jolly row across the Golden Horn, Constantinople

Two women with full veils on the Galata Bridge
When Ataturk came to power and established the Republic, he felt it essential for the veil to be abolished in a modern society

Turkish women outside the Mosque
Turkish Women outside the Mosque, Istanbul

Young turkish beauty
An attractive young Turkish girl in alluring attire with beads in her hair and large jewelled earrings, gazes out over the rooftops of the city of Constantinople

Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul
A portrait of a pretty young Turkish girl, set in a circle, with the blooms of a red rose below. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in

Mother and Daughter in Istanbul
A Turkish Mother and duaghter strolling through Constantinople. The daughter is wearing the latest fashions from Paris, with a transparent veil

Turkish woman fishing
A Turkish woman in a small rowing boat does a spot of quiet fishing near Constantinople

Turkish girl on a bridge over the Golden Horn
A Young Turkish girl standing on a bridge over the Golden Horn. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s

A Constantinople Harem Girl
A Constantinople dancing girl in a rather revealing blouse

Turkish woman - modern style
Turkish woman and the Galata Tower. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s

Visit of German Kaiser to Turkey
The Visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Turkey for an official state meeting with Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918). They are visiting the German School at Constantinople

Turkey - Visit of ther Kaiser Wilhelm II
The visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (with his wife Augusta Viktoria) to meet with the Turkish Sultan, Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918)

Visit of the King of Bulgaria to Turkey
The King of Bulgaira at a Military review at Constantinople during an offical visit during the alliance years in the lead up to and during the First World War

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & Turkish Fleet
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) and the Turkish fleet in the Golden Horn. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Prinkipo - Buyukada
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses). Today, the rich inhabitants of Istanbul have their summerhouses here

Beyazit Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
The Beyazit Mosque (Beyazit Camii), Istanbul, Turkey. Built from 1500 to 1505 under Sultan Beyazit II, the Beyazit Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Istanbul

Personalised postcard to send home from Turkey

Uskudar - Istanbul, Turkey. A scene very different form the Uskudar of today, where large ferries have replaced the smaller (more numerous) boats seen at this time

Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain
Ablution Fountain in the courtyard in the heart of the Ayasofya Mosque Complex, Istanbul

British arrival in Pera, Istanbul, Turkey
Arrival of the British occupation force at Pera, Istanbul, Turkey in March, 1920

HMS Caesar in port at Constantinople
HMS Caesar (the large white boat to the left of the shot) alongside destroyer number 29 in port at Constantinople, Turkey, close to the Galata Bridge

Greetings from HMS Sirdar - Istanbul
Greetings postcard from the Royal Navy vessel HMS Sirdar - at this stage in Turkish Waters at Istanbul (hence Tophane Mosque photographic centrepiece) during the winter (Christmas) of 1922

On board HMS Caesar in port in Istanbul
British sailors inspect wares (tourist tat!) bought onboard the British battleship HMS Caesar, in port at Istanbul - searching out that special exotic souvenir to take home to a loved one!

Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele
View of the Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele on the Sea of Marmara by Haydar Pasa about to enter the Bosphorus

Galata Tower, Constantinople
The Genoese-built Galata Tower, Constantinople, Turkey, Flying the Turkish flag with a building close by flying the British white ensign

Turkish School at Uskudar
The Turkish School at Scutari (Uskudar) - Asian side of the Bosphorus

Palace of the Italian Ambassador at Therapia
The Palace of the Italian Ambassador at Therapia. Would have been used mostly in the summer

Sun setting over St Sophia
The sun setting over the Ayasofya. The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

English Cemetery - Uskudar (Scutari)
The English Cemetery at Scutari (Uskudar)

Ferryboat embarkation point - Arnavutkoy
Embarkation point at Arnavutkoy ( The Albanian Village ). It is charming and picturesque, particularly the back streets and lanes. There is still a lively Greek community

Sweet Waters of Asia Minor
The Sweet Waters of Asia Minor and a view of the Castle - the Anadolu Hisari

Sublime Porte - Constantinople
This in former time led to Palaces and offices of the Grand Vizier - the Ottoman Prime Minister. First Palace built on this site in 1564

Constantinople - Irregular Firemen
Irregular Firemen in Constantinople, Turkey. Outside their Fire Station

Suleymaniye Mosque and Golden Horn
The Suleymaniye Mosque and the Golden Horn. Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat. Inspired to issue a series of cards of quite well-known views of Constantinople which they then washed out in

Column of Archers - Ok-Meydan
The Ottoman Emperors, with their court, often enjoyed the diversion of Archery in public and there is an extensive piece of ground alloted to that purpose

Tophane Cesmesi Fountain, Constantinople, Turkey
The Tophane Cesmesi Fountain - one of the most famous of the baroque street fountains in the city. Built in 1732 by Mahmut I. Has marble walls, covered by floral designs and arabesques

Galata Bridge (New Bridge) - Constantinople
View toward Karakeui in the hazy late afternoon light across the New Bridge (Galata Bridge). A solitary tram heads across the cobbled span. Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat

View toward the Ok-Meydan across the Golden Horn
View toward Ok-Meydan across the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

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

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