Standard Oil tanks in Roumania Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Constantinople. This is the Emperor Trajan medallion on the bow of the bot [i.e., boat] which carried me to the Orient.

Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Constantinople. This is the Emperor Trajan medallion on the bow of the bot [i.e., boat] which carried me to the Orient Roumanian rigs and the traffic cop who regulates the traffic.

Ways of the East. Although Constantinople is one of the busiest ports in the world with vessels from every country calling at her harbor, there are none of the modern conveniences for handling freight or passengers to be found. Practically all boats must be unloaded by means if lighters for there are no large docks. Boat hoists do their own work. This picture shows American Red Cross supplies bound for south Russia being transferred from the American steamer to lighters in the harbor of the Turkish capital

[The crew hanging the ship's lifeboats on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Hamidiye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The torpedo steamboats] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The Valide Shipyard at the Imperial Naval Arsenal] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

This is the Dutch cruiser "de Ruyter," firing a salvo while on manuvers from its base at Sourabaya, on the island of Java, Netherlands East Indies. The bulk of the Dutch Navy is again in the battle for democracy, basing its operations at this strongly fortified port

Standard Oil tanks in Roumania Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Constantinople. This is the Emperor Trajan medallion on the bow of the bot [i.e., boat] which carried me to the Orient.

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Photographs show scenes in Romania including Standard Oil tanks and a medallion on the bow of a Romanian boat.

Negative series code written on page: C262.
On page: no. 1305 (top image) and no. 1306 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [21].
Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.
Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1923

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Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924, photographer

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Crișana (Romania), 46.61667, 37.35861

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