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Summary
Photographs show the Calpih's guard soldiers and chamberlain by water and a man in the Caliph's caïque, during Selamlik (Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey. A building with telephone sign and crowds in the background.
Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26.
On page: no. 1422 (top image), and no. 1423 (bottom image),
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [82].
Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.
Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
Tags
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.
