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Turkish Collection (#66)

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish porter carrying two suitcases

Turkish porter carrying two suitcases
A Turkish porter bent double under his load of two suitcases, a selection of Gentlemans canes and a fez hatbox!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish woman with parasol

Turkish woman with parasol
Turkish woman standing with an open white parasol in traditional street costume

Background imageTurkish Collection: Constantinople Ferryboat - Galata

Constantinople Ferryboat - Galata
The Ferryboat from Haydar Pasa at the Galata Dock/Station/Bridge at Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Veiled Turkish Woman and child - Sarajevo

Veiled Turkish Woman and child - Sarajevo

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Woman and horse

Turkish Woman and horse
Patriotic postcard featuring a photographic portrait of a veiled Turkish woman set above an illustration of a rich well-dressed Turkish gypsy woman holding the reins of a fine white horse

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish porters - Constantinople

Turkish porters - Constantinople
Turkish porter carrying (struggling beneath!) an enormous wooden crate up a street in Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Interpreter and guard for travellers

Interpreter and guard for travellers
A superb postcard showing an interpreter and guard that a traveller could hire for translation and protection!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Sweet Shop

Turkish Sweet Shop
Turkish Sweet shop in Constantinople, Turkey with a variety of interestingly shaped jars with a variety of interestingly flavoured sweet contents!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Constantinople Ferryboat on the Bosphorus

Constantinople Ferryboat on the Bosphorus (No. 33)

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Gypsy twins

Turkish Gypsy twins
A pair of Turkish Gypsy twins in traditional costume

Background imageTurkish Collection: Travelling Barber - Turkey

Travelling Barber - Turkey
Travelling Barber, Turkey - shaving a customer

Background imageTurkish Collection: Hardware shop - Turkey

Hardware shop - Turkey
A beautiful postcard showing a small Turkish hardware stall with a fantastic wooden surround in decorated panelling and even decoreted shutters. The hand-tinting of this card is particularly striking

Background imageTurkish Collection: Mrs Zia - An Istanbul Housewife

Mrs Zia - An Istanbul Housewife - unusual pictures as she is un-veiled and allowing her portrait to be taken. Also unusual in the fact that she is not a professional model posing for the shot

Background imageTurkish Collection: Bohemian Women enjoying the high life

Bohemian Women enjoying the high life
Gypsy Bohemian women in Turkey indulging in the high life

Background imageTurkish Collection: Seller of Quince

Seller of Quince, Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish beggar woman with baby

Turkish beggar woman with baby
A Turkish beggar woman seated, holding her young child in very simple clothing. The Turkish people (particularly Turkish men) are mad about children

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish rug manufacture

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

Background imageTurkish Collection: Three Engineers and a large belt-drive

Three Engineers and a large belt-drive
Three Turkish engineers stand proudly in front of a large piece of belt-driven machinery, possibly a generator

Background imageTurkish Collection: A Group of Cobblers

A Group of Cobblers
A Group of Turkish Cobblers repairing shoes

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Professor reading a text

Turkish Professor reading a text
A Turkish professor, wearing a large white turban, lies down to readi a text on a fine Turkish carpet (or four!) with a Hookah Pipe on a small hexagonal Mother-of-pearl inlaid table behind him

Background imageTurkish Collection: Oarsmen and their boats - Eyup

Oarsmen and their boats - Eyup
Oarsmen with their boats at Eyup, Constantinople, Turkey. Close to the entrance to the Silver Horn

Background imageTurkish Collection: Regular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey

Regular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey
Regular fireman in constantinople drill at their compound, practising scaling the side of a dummy building with long ladders and hosing down a fire

Background imageTurkish Collection: Carpet Selling - Constantinople Bazaar

Carpet Selling - Constantinople Bazaar
Carpet sellers at the Constantinople Bazaar

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Firemen - Constantinople, Turkey

Turkish Firemen - Constantinople, Turkey
Buyukdere fire brigade team in their striped uniforms and bobble hats! They surround their highly decorated maual firefighting pump

Background imageTurkish Collection: The Summer Palace Hotel - Constantinople

The Summer Palace Hotel - Constantinople
The Summer Palace Hotel - Therapia, Constantinople. Owned by M. Tokatlian, an Armenian

Background imageTurkish Collection: Three Tired old Turkish Men

Three Tired old Turkish Men
Three Tired old Turkish men sitting outside, having a chat

Background imageTurkish Collection: Porters carrying a large barrel on two long yolks

Porters carrying a large barrel on two long yolks
Turkish Porters carrying a large strengthed barrel (possibly containing oil?) on two long yolks

Background imageTurkish Collection: Irregular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey

Irregular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey
A gang of irregular firemen and their manual pump

Background imageTurkish Collection: Feather Seller - Turkey

Feather Seller - Turkey
A door-to-door itinerant feather seller in Constantinople, Turkey. He also carries a bunch of grapes on his head!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Sponge, nuts and fig Sellers - turkey

Sponge, nuts and fig Sellers - turkey
Itinerant street vendors of Sponges, Figs and Nuts in Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Patriotic Black Sea Turkish Horse Display Team

Patriotic Black Sea Turkish Horse Display Team
The Black Sea Turkish Patriotic Horse Display Team in action

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Postman

Turkish Postman
A Turkish postman with satchel and long stick checks a signpost to make sure he is delivering to the correct address!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish railway locomotive

Turkish railway locomotive
Turkey - Locomotive for the route to Damascus and beyond. The engine weighed 47 tonnes!

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish woman from Constantinople

Turkish woman from Constantinople
Veiled turkish Woman from Constantinople, Turkey with a star in her hair and her scarf/veil covereing a bow on top of her head

Background imageTurkish Collection: Boatmen on the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

Boatmen on the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Pottery Merchants

Pottery Merchants
A pottery merchant and customer stand between wares piled high in a large wicker backpack and engage in tense negotiation

Background imageTurkish Collection: Elderly Water Vendor

Elderly Water Vendor
Elderly itinerant water vendor from Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageTurkish Collection: Women in Turkey in Street Dress

Women in Turkey in Street Dress
Women in Turkey in Street Clothes of elaborate pattern and colour

Background imageTurkish Collection: A Pottery Factory

A Pottery Factory
Workers (and the manager or owner - at right) in a Turkish pottery and sand-casting factory

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Bath scene

Turkish Bath scene
A Scene inside a Turkish bath. One gentleman reads the daily newspaper, while three serving boys stand at the rear awaiting instruction

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish Woman in their wagon

Turkish Woman in their wagon
Turkish women with attendants in their traditional covered (and lavishly decorated) wagon, drawn by oxen

Background imageTurkish Collection: The Beautiful Miss Marigo

The Beautiful Miss Marigo. An attractive lady in sheer see-through semi-transparent silken drape with white polka dots

Background imageTurkish Collection: Carpet Sellers - Constantinople, Turkey

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

Background imageTurkish Collection: Cooking Utensil Salesman

Cooking Utensil Salesman
Itinerant cooking utensil salesman, with a wicker backpack and hand basket, containing brushes and wooden platters

Background imageTurkish Collection: Turkish woman from Smyrna (Izmir)

Turkish woman from Smyrna (Izmir) clutching an umbrella

Background imageTurkish Collection: A Turkish Woman - portrait photograph

A Turkish Woman - portrait photograph
A studio portrait of a veiled woman resting her arm on the back of a wooden seat

Background imageTurkish Collection: Shoeshine Boy - Turkey

Shoeshine Boy - Turkey
Turkish shoeshine boy (or in this case man!) brushes his clients boots to a gleaming finish

Background imageTurkish Collection: Camel Train and Owner - Chanak, Turkey

Camel Train and Owner - Chanak, Turkey
Camel Train and owner at Chanak, Turkey with some children in the foreground



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