Constantinople Collection (page 29)

Constantinople - The Ministry of War
The Ministry of War at Constantinople, Turkey

Jetty scene on the Golden Horn
Typical scene at a typical jetty on the Golden Horn. Women are assisted into ferry boats for crossing the Golden Horn

Eyoub Cemetary - Constantinople
A lady leaving the Eyoub Cemetery, Constantinople

The Golden Horn - Constantinople
View across the Golden Horn, Constantinople

Prinkipo Yacht Club - Buyukada - Constantinople
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Constantinople - Cemetery with Pilgrims
Pilgrims who have completed the Hajj to Mecca gather at a Constantinople Cemetery

Constantinople - RMS Carinthia
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925

Constantinople - Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet
The Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad in the Old Palace, Constantinople

Prinkipo, Buyukada - Meydani - Place de Prinkipo
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - Meydani - Place de Prinkipo - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses)

Gate and Tower, Istanbul, Turkey
Gate and Tower in the Istanbul City Walls

Constantinople - Pera District - a fire. Everything in Istanbul cooked over open charcoal or open wood fires and there were constant conflagrations in this district

Water Buffalo pulling a wagon - Constantinople, Turkey
Two Water Buffalo pull a wagon - Constantinople, Turkey

Panorama - Tophane & Bosphous, Constantinople
Panorama - View toward Tophane & the Bosphous, Constantinople at sunset. Tophane was where the principal military foundry of the Ottoman Empire used to be located

View of the Bosphorus with old fortifications, villages and Mosques, Constantinople, Turkey

Fantasy card - flying over Constantinople
Wonderful fantasy card depicting British soldiers flying over the distinctive skyline and rooftops of Constantinople in a very early aeroplane (seemingly held together by string and luck)

Railway Station at Sirkeci - Istanbul
Oriental Railway Station at Sirkeci on the European side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1899 as the Terminus for the Orient Express

Porter carrying a heavy load
A Porter bends his back to carry a heavy barrel - Constantinople, Turkey

Constantinople - Team of firemen with their hand-powered pump

Grazing sheep at Haidar Pacha, Constantinople
Sheep graze Haidar Pacha, Constantinople. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District

Review of Japanese troops by Ataturk
Constantinople - Japanese troops being reviewed by Ataturk

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

Close to the Galata Bridge - Constantinople
Street scene close to the Galata Bridge, Constantinople. A man walks along with his two wives and child

Elections held at Greek Church, Constantinople
Elections held in the heart of the Greek Church of St Trinity, Constantinople in the Taksim District. Church also known as Aya Triyada

Turkey proclaims the Holy War
Tukey pronounces the Holy War in front of the Fatih Camii Mosque (built by Atik Sinan under instruction from Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror) in Istanbul

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

The opening of Parliament - Constantinople
The opening of the Parliament - Constantinople around the time of the revolution and the declaration of the new constiution

The Ciragan Palace - Constantinople
The name Ciragan comes from the word " cerag" which means torch in Persian. The area in which the Palace is located was called Ceragan because of the famous Ottoman parties which were held

Communication between Berlin and Istanbul
The hotline between Constantinople and Berlin (also the railway line/route/connections) during the First World War

Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Constantinople
Inauguration of the Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Constantinople on the occasion of the Emperors second visit to the city on the 27th January, 1901

Armenians celebrate the new constitution
The entrance of the Armenian Church St. Trinity where the Armenians are celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Proclamation of the new Constitution
The Proclamation of the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908. The crowd assembled in front of the Town Hall to hear the proclamation by the Inspector General

Armenian schoolchildren celebrate the new constitution
Armenian schoolchildren celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Map of Constantinople, Turkey, 1878
Engraved map of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in Turkey and its approaches, 1878

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Buyukada - Bathing
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Constantinople - Golden Gate, Yedikule
The Golden Gate, Yedikule - set in the seven towers, partly Byzantine structure and part Turkish a walled enclosure. Not used as a castle but two of the towers served as prisons

Constantinople - Haidar Pacha - Hotel Hugel
(German) Hotel Hugel, Haidar Pacha, Constantinople. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District

Medical School - Haida Pacha, Istanbul

Constantinople Tram Ticket
The front and the back of an Ottoman tram ticket from Constantinople written in Ottoman and English. The route taken (here between Matchka and Eminonu) is drawn in blue crayon

Japanese Official Delegation in Constantinople
Japanese Official Delegation visits Constantinople, Turkey

Bulgarian Church - Constantinople
The Bulgarian St Stephen Church (Turkish: Sveti Stefan Kilisesi), also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey, famous for being made of cast iron

Scutari - Constantinople
Asian side of the Bosphorus - now known as Uskudar. Scutari also is famous as the general location for Florence Nightingales Hospital

Constantinople - Small Royal Kiosk
Constantinople - Royal Kiosk in a Garden setting with gardeners

Fishing Boats on the Sea of Marmara, Istanbul

Galata Quay - Istanbul
Harbour at Galata, Golden Horn, Istanbul

Constantinople - Tarabya
Tarabya (Therapia) - world famous for aromatic raspberries, restaurants, hotels. Also the site of the former British Consulate - who still own a garden there

The Marble Tower - Sea of Marmara
The Marble Tower - Constantinople on the Sea of Marmara

Entrance to the Sweet Waters of Europe
Constantinople - The entrance to the Sweet Waters of Europe viewed from an ancient Ottoman graveyard

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