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![[The slopes in Kozlu near Ereğli]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXNsb3Blcy1pbi1rb3psdS1uZWFyLWVyZWdsaS02NDAuanBn/320/270/jpg "[The slopes in Kozlu near Ereğli]")
![[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings, Venice]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvbWVuLWNhcnJ5aW5nLWNvYWwtaW4tYm9hdHMtbWFsdGEtYnJpZGdlLW92ZXItYS1jYW5hbC1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmdzLXZlbmljZS1jMDQ5ZTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings, Venice]")
![[The slopes in Ereğli]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXNsb3Blcy1pbi1lcmVnbGktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/35/webp "[The slopes in Ereğli]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![Locomotive [The coke furnaces in Ereğli], Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNva2UtZnVybmFjZXMtaW4tZXJlZ2xpLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "Locomotive [The coke furnaces in Ereğli], Public domain image")
![[Ruins at Ephesus] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvcnVpbnMtYXQtZXBoZXN1cy1kNGEzODktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Ruins at Ephesus] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph")
![[An ironworks in the vicinity of the Imperial Selimiye Barracks]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvYW4taXJvbndvcmtzLWluLXRoZS12aWNpbml0eS1vZi10aGUtaW1wZXJpYWwtc2VsaW1peWUtYmFycmFja3MtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/34/webp "[An ironworks in the vicinity of the Imperial Selimiye Barracks]")
![[The Kılınç bridge in Ereğli]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWtpbGluYy1icmlkZ2UtaW4tZXJlZ2xpLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "[The Kılınç bridge in Ereğli]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[The wells of the tannery in Beykoz]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXdlbGxzLW9mLXRoZS10YW5uZXJ5LWluLWJleWtvei02NDAuanBn/40/35/webp "[The wells of the tannery in Beykoz]")
