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Brown hills rise up from the shores of the Bosphorus and old forts tell stories of centuries long struggle for supremacy here where Asia and Europe come within speaking distance Old forts built to ward off the Turks still stand in the slopes under Robert College.
Summary
Photographs show hills on the Bosporus and Rumeli Hisarı (fortress) which was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, Istanbul, Turkey.
Negative series code written on page: C262.
On page: no. 1348 (top image) and no. 1349 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [46].
Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.
Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1923
Contributors
Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924, photographer
Location
Silahtarağa (Istanbul, Turkey), 41.06667, 28.93333
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
