The Sultan goes to prayer. Crowds and flags for his reception The harbour of Malta bristles with guns and English forts and everywhere the Union Jack flies in the breeze.
Summary
Photographs show crowds and flags during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey and the harbor of Malta.
On page: no. 1502 (top image) and no. 1503 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [131].
Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26
Written on page: "Malta".
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.