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On the boat to Constantinople and Greece was the pet horse of the Queen of Romania. Travelling first class as of royal blood it was on its way to the Queen of Greece daughter of Marie of Roumania Huge Montenegrins in gorgeous native costumes have for years have been the guards of the Pera Palace in Constantinople. They have protected many distinguished guests of the hotel and to-day in this picture were waiting for Ismet Pasha the Turkish peace delegate who taught diplomacy to Europe's best, and out of defeat on the battlefield brought victory at the council table.
Summary
Photographs show the Queen Marie of Romania's horse in a stall on a boat with attendant and two Montenegrin guards outside the entrance to the Pera Palace Hotel, waiting for İsmet İnönü (Ismet Pasha), Istanbul, Turkey.
Negative series code written on page: C262.
On page: no. 1339 (top image) and no. 1340 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [41].
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
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