Fez Collection

Gen C Gordon / Col Lith
GENERAL CHARLES GORDON British military Governor General of the Sudan

Abdul Hamid Ii / Lith
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco

Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader, WW1
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War

WWI - The Central Powers - Propaganda - Harmony. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austro-Hungary and The Ottoman Empire up to 1915, when they were joined by The Kingdom of Bulgaria

(Mustapha) Kemal Ataturk
(MUSTAPHA) KEMAL ATATURK Turkish statesman, in 1925; at the time of the ban on wearing the fez

Ayasofya Mosque - Constantinople
The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat during the First Balkan War as Greek troops overun a Turkish gun battery. The war lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece)

Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman Sultan
Abdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Turkish uniform and fez, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, seen here in Constantinople wearing Turkish style uniform, including a fez, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

King Farouk - Ruler of Egypt - Eid Greeting Card
King Farouk (1920-1965) - Ruler of Egypt - Eid Greeting Card. Farouk reigned from 1936-1965. Date: 1930s

Thessaloniki - Salep Merchant. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in places that were formerly part of the Ottoman Empire

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Street Vendor - selling small items including this miniature carpet! Date: circa 1916

Elderly Jewish Couple - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

Ismail Pasha - Egypt
Isma il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (1830 - 1895), was Wali and subsequently Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 until he was removed at the behest of the British in 1879

Turkish Dancers - Salonica
A fun postcard depicting three Turkish Dancers watched by a small group of young children, including a young African boy wearing a Fez

Morocco - Moulay Yacoub, close to Fez
A Sulphur water Spring. Moulay Yacoub, close to Fez, Morocco

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Bab el Mansour Gate - Fez, Morocco
View through the city gate Bab el Mansour, built in 1732, in Fes (Fez), Morocco. The city gate leads to the old town. Date: circa 1930s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Lemonade Seller Date: circa 1916

Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (African Rifles)
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Kings African Rifles, with the regiment badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s

Tawfiq Pasha / Petit Journ
MUHAMMED TAWFIQ PASHA Khedive of Egypt (1879-92) Date: 1852 - 1892

Richard Burton in eastern costume
Richard Burton, traveller, in the costume he wore as a pilgrim to Mecca

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938) a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. Date: 1922

Prince Mohamed Ali, brother of the Khedive
Prince Mohamed Ali, brother of His Highness the Khedive Date: 1898

Major-General Sir F Grenfell, late Sirdar of Egyptian Army
Major-General Sir F Grenfell, late Sirdar of the Egyptian Army Date: 1898

His Highness Abbas II, Khedive of Egypt Date: 1898

A Mushrebieth Workshop, Cairo, Egypt
A Mushrebieth Workshop, Cairo Egypt Date: 1898

Young Turkish Military Cadet - later Officer
A photographic portrait of the (later) Commander of the 11th Kafkas Regiment (3rd Platoon) whilst a young cadet. The Islamic Army of the Caucasus (Turkish)

Young Turkish Militray Officer
A full-length photographic portrait of the Commander of the 11th Kafkas Regiment (3rd Platoon) - shown year in more traditional military costume circa 1900

Water Seller, Cairo, Egypt

Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, showing Kaiser Wilhelm being carried along on a float, with various figures around him, including Death, a spy, a sorceress

Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1912
The Battle of Pente Pigadia - fought during the First Balkan War between the Ottomans and the Kingdom of Greece. Ottoman Commander Esat Pasha, having set up his headquarters at Pente Pigadia

Shulluk warriors pose by Alan Cobhams aeroplane, Sudan
Shulluk warriors pose by Alan Cobhams aeroplane in Sudan Date: 1926

Hippo being fed at Cairo Zoo, Egypt
Keeper at Cairo Zoo feeding a hippo through bars of enclosure. Date: circa 1930s

The visit of the Shah of Persia to Britain - meeting the Royal family at Portsmouth on 20 August, 1902. Group photograph onboard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert. Date: 1902

Costumes of the Berbers in the kingdom of Fez, North Africa, including men in cloak and turban with chinstrap. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L

Comic postcard, Golf in other lands, Egypt. Date: circa 1910

Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester), English artist
Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804-1872), English artist, illustrator and author, possibly a self-portrait. 1857

Cecil Beaton and Elsa Maxwell at the Venice Lido
Cecil Beaton pictured with renowned party-giver Elsa Maxwell at the Venice Lido in 1933. Date: 1933

Egyptian couple in western dress, Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian couple in western dress, in their garden in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Victor G Ginn catalogue, Crepe Paper Party Hats. 1939

Many Folk Misfitz - Turkey - Turkish Boy. early 20th century

Comic Spanish postcard -- Look through that window, you ll see an elegant woman, but don t get too close, because of asphyxiating gases! Date: circa 1930s

WW1 - French Zouave soldiers - awarded The Croix de Guerre
Two Zouave soldiers awarded The Croix de guerre (plus star) for their role in combat during WW1. This medal was commonly bestowed on foreign military forces allied to France

MOROCCAN SHOE SHOP C1870
A shoe shop in Fez, Morocco Date: circa 1870

MAP / AFRICA / MOROCCO 1719
LEmpire du Cherif de Fez, Maroc, Sus &c. the Moroccan empire in the early 18th century, with the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Date: 1719

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