Turkey Collection (page 94)

Bandikir, Turkey
River scene at Bandikir (or Bundikir) in Kurdestan

Erzerum, Turkey
The principal street and bazaars of Erzerum (also spelt Erzurum) in Turkish Armenia

Ruins in Armenia
View of the Gumhed i Dokhter or Damsels Tower, on the banks of the Araxes [now Araks) near the ruins of Julfa in Armenia

Watermill in Turkey
Huge water wheel near Antakya (Antioch)

Turkey / Beles Ruins
Ruins of Beles

Fig Industry in Smyrna
Series of five images showing the fig industry of Smyrna (modern day Izmir in Turkey). 1. Sorting. 2. Weighing. 3. Packing. 4. Waiting for Loads. 5. Making Boxes and Cases

Dead Christmas Turkey
A dead turkey hanging upside down in the kitchen pantry, plucked and ready for Christmas. Other items on the shelves include Christmas pudding and sausages, etc

The Reign of Suspicion at Yildiz Kiosk
Scene from the kitchens of the Sultan at the palace of Yildiz in Turkey, showing the Sultans dinner being tasted and then sealed with a long ribbon by palace officials, in order to avoid poisoning

Ephesus Vanished
Ephesus, ancient city of Ionia, in present-day Turkey

Moslems at Mosque
Before entering a mosque at Istanbul, Turkey, worshippers remove their shoes and wash their feet

Eve of Bayram, Turkey
Turkish moslems observe the eve of Al-Bayram, an important festival

Except on Business
Young girl stands by a Christmas dinner table staring at a roast turkey. A dog sits on a dinner chair beside her looking hungry

Seasonal Cheer
Seasonal illustration showing a woman in a cottage, or a kitchen of a bigger house, carrying a pie, pudding and cheese. A turkey

Turkish Sultan
A Turkish sultan, depicted as a picturesque figure with his noble steed in the midst of battle

Family Christmas Dinner
A family Christmas dinner. Father carves the turkey while his family wait expectantly

Racial / Turkey / Couple
Turkish couple in their wedding costume

Racial / Turkey / Sultan Son
Son of a Sultan

Racial / Turkey / Cooks 1800
Turkish cooks of the court

Racial / Turkey / Eunuch
Chief eunuch

Racial / Turkey / Dress 1830
Woman trying on an Armenian wedding dress

Racial / Turkey / Izmir
A Turkish couple from Izmir (Smyrna)

Amasya Rock-Cut Tomb
Rock-cut tombs at Amasya, formerly in West Asia Minor, on the river Gats. Amasya, and the capital Sardis, were both in the empire of Lydia, which was called Maeonia by Homer

Turks Kill Revolutionary
Abdul Medjid, Calif, deposed and sent into exile by the Ataturk regime

Hissarlik (Troy)
A view toward the Plateau of Ilium Novum and the site of Hissarlik, where Heinrich Schliemann excavated remains that he claimed were the foundations of Homers Troy

Finds from Hissarlik
Some of the finds from Heinrich Schliemanns excavations at the site of Ancient Troy at Hissarlik. These include hair-pins and an ivory arrowhead

Christmas Buffet Spread
Wonderful assorted Christmas foods on a table, including bean stew, peas pudding, roast duck, rabbit jelly mould, rock cakes, meringues, trifle, souffle, Christmas cake, etc

Disraeli and Asia Minor
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli repairs Asia Minor, claiming this improving of the noble Turk is his proudest work in this satire on early British Colonialism

Mr. Roosevelts Turkey
Photograph of the turkey supplier to the White House for 30 years. Date: December 22nd 1906

Istanbul / Soukh / Bazaar
Istanbul: inside the bazaar (Soukh)

Istanbul / Sultan Palace
Istanbul: a room in the Sultans Palace

Dervish Dancers
Dervish dancers of Constantinople (Istanbul); men and boys rehearse together to the sound of a pipe, while their master supervises them

Mail Coach / Cargo of Game
DECEMBER The Norwich to London mail coach transports a large cargo of game, including turkey rabbits, partridge and pheasant

Turkey and Girl C1860
The pious sentiments on this card suggest that this little girl should be grateful to God for providing this turkey for her to eat at her Christmas dinner

Bear with Sore Head
Conflict with Turkey : the Russians are defeated at Oltenitza, leaving tsar Nikolai I a bear with a sore head : war in the Crimea is imminent

Russia and Turkey both seek to dominate Eastern Europe - their conflicting ambitions will lead to war in the Crimea, with French and British intervention

Chechnyan Emigration
Dissatisfied with the way they are treated by the Russian government, inhabitants of Chechnya emigrate to neighbouring Turkey

Foreigners Leave Edirne
BULGARIA / TURKEY The Bulgarians reluctantly allow foreigners to leave the Turkish city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople) which they are bombarding

Owen Jones Flowers 95
Various leaves, full-sized, traced from nature: Vine, Holly, Oak, Turkey Oak, and Laburnum

Istanbul 14th Century
Imperial Byzantium before the Turkish conquest : the artist had evidently never been there and didn t know anyone who had, so he depicted it as an English fortified town

View of Istanbul
A shimmering view of Istanbul harbour, with the Yeni-Valide -Jamissi mosque, or the former church of Saint Sophia, in the distance

Choosing a Turkey
A group of well-dressed Victorians admire a handsome turkey on a farm, with a view to choosing which they ll roast for Christmas dinner

Sultan Selim III
SELIM III - a keen reformer, he angers vested interests with his ideas, is deposed in 1807 and murdered by strangulation after a years imprisonment

7 Wonders / Diana / Picart
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Istanbul / Sophia / 1763
A view of the church of Santa Sophia

Selim II Sultan
SELIM II, Ottoman sultan, son of Suleyman I the Magnificent

Noblewomen at Tournament
Noblewomen attending a tournament in France wear various headdresses including a Turkey Bonnet, Hennin or Steeple headdresses with veils & a V-shaped roll. Date: 15th Century

Thanksgiving Cigarettes
Camel cigarettes - help you digest your Thanksgiving Dinner

Christmas Fare 1935
A wonderful spread of Christmas fare, including turkey, pudding, cake and of course, the most modern cooker of the day

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