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Summary
Photographs show pedestrians including women and a porter on the Galata Bridge and a ferryboat, Istanbul, Turkey.
Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26.
On page: no. 1398 (top image) and no. 1399 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [71].
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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No known restrictions on publication.
