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Officers of the Sultan's guard and the chief chamberlain The commander of the royal barge in rich green silk robes embroidered with gold thread and bright jewels.

Officers of the Sultan's guard and the chief chamberlain The commander...

Photographs show the Calpih's guard soldiers and chamberlain by water and a man in the Caliph's caïque, during Selamlik (Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey. A building with telepho... More

The Sultan in his yacht flying the flag Mohammet on his way up the Bosphorus to his weekly prayer. Mr. Carpenter on shore is racing him in an automobile The entrance to the American embassy in Constantinople. Blue jackets control the traffic on the day of the memorial service to President Harding.

The Sultan in his yacht flying the flag Mohammet on his way up the Bos...

Photographs show the Caliph's yacht on the Bosphorus during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer) and the entrance to the American Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code st... More

On the European side of the Bosphorus old fortifications and towers still survive from the days of the Turkish invasion seven centuries ago

On the European side of the Bosphorus old fortifications and towers st...

Photograph shows a boat sailing past the Rumeli Hisar (fortress) on the European side of the Bosporus, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1344. In album: European pictures (1923 ... More

Mr. Carpenter visits an old church in Transylvania with the wife and daughter of our American minister to Bucharest. Inside this edifice are hundreds of valuable Turkish prayer rugs reminders of the days when the Crescent rode high over Central and Eastern Europe to the gates of Vienna A Roumanian rig. N.G. ; Roumanian schoolgirls want to know about "flappers". They too are feeling the wave of feminine emancipation that has captured even that man's stronghold---Constantinople.

Mr. Carpenter visits an old church in Transylvania with the wife and d...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: Mr. Carpenter and family of American minister to Romania, Peter Augustus Jay, in front of a church door in Transylvania; a horse-drawn carriage and a group of scho... More

The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the present day rebuilding Mr. Carpenter talks with the Prime Minister Col. Ganatas [i.e., Gonatas].

The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the present day rebuilding M...

Photographs show the Parthenon at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece and Frank Carpenter and another man with Prime Minister of Greece, Colonel Stylianos Gonatas. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On pa... More

Work goes on the retouching of the world's most classic structure, the Parthenon Mrs. C.D. Morris and Mrs. Carpenter measuring fallen columns.

Work goes on the retouching of the world's most classic structure, the...

Photographs show the Parthenon with scaffolding and Frank Carpenter with Mrs. C.D. Morrris with columns at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1443 (top ... More

The harbour swarms with craft of all kinds from home made rowboats to modern men-of-war Sleek grey American destroyers are tied up at the wharves.

The harbour swarms with craft of all kinds from home made rowboats to ...

Photographs show boats in water in the harbor of Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1384 (top image) and no. 1385 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 tr... More

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.

Standard Oil tanks in Roumania Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats...

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 im... More

The stern of the Sultan's yacht with the Turkish flag at the rear and the flag of Moommet on the main mast Rugs are spread on the ground for the Sultan's walk to the boat.

The stern of the Sultan's yacht with the Turkish flag at the rear and ...

Photographs show the Caliph's yacht near a dock and crowds waiting near carpets on the ground during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1500 (top im... More

A driver of the old school. He hopes to die before the inartistic automobile supplants his elegant victoria with prancing teams of greys, on the boulevards of Buckharest [i.e. Bucharest] A corner of Sinia the smart summer colony of Roumania high in the pine clad Carpathian mountains ; Roumanian girls are good to look at but they prefer their Latin brothers to the cold Anglo-Saxon.

A driver of the old school. He hopes to die before the inartistic auto...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a horse-drawn carriage driver in uniform, Bucharest; a road in the woods with a large building in the background, Sinaia; and a group of men and women outside a bui... More

[Trees in a landscape, Italy?] [Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta]

[Trees in a landscape, Italy?] [Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta...

(Source similar image in album: LC-USZ62-14923) On page: no. 1572 (top image) and no. 1573 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [154]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyrig... More

The old palace of Athens, now the headquarters of the Near East Relief Commission which here cares for [space] thousand orphans

The old palace of Athens, now the headquarters of the Near East Relief...

Photographs show the building which currently serves as the Parliament Building for the Hellenic Parliament, Syntagma Square, Athens. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1471 (top image... More

More refugee children in old American clothes In the small towns of Greece the cafes are open early in the morning and soon the air is buzzing with political discussion over morning coffee.

More refugee children in old American clothes In the small towns of Gr...

Photographs show Greek refugee children probably from Anatolia with men and men seated in an outdoor cafe, Greece. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1480 (top image), and no. 1481 (bott... More

[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings, Venice]

[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings...

Photographer's sign on one building. (Source similar image in album: LC-USZC4-14923) On page: no. 1578 (left image) and no. 1579 (right image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [157]. Negative serie... More

Showing the enormous size of the columns of the Acropolis. F.G.C. One of the most beautiful buildings of the Acropolis. Six ladies hold up the portico. There were seven until an English Lord came along and took one off to jolly old England.

Showing the enormous size of the columns of the Acropolis. F.G.C. One ...

Photographs show Frank Carpenter looking at columns and the Erechtheum (Erechtheion) temple at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1441 (top image), and... More

At the Danube ports in Romania little men carry huge trunks on their backs and have never been on strike Roumanians claim Roman ancestry and proudly speak of the good old days when Trajan built roads and aqueducts in their country. In Bucharest is the Roman Atheaneum ; With hard work and little play the peasant women age early. This woman looks fifty-five and is thirty-five.

At the Danube ports in Romania little men carry huge trunks on their b...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a porter carrying a large load from a boat on the Danube River, the Romanian Athenaeum concert hall, Bucharest, and two women wearing kerchiefs on their heads. Neg... More

A typical group of Greeks who have been to the United States. The clothes distinguish them as well as their use of American swear words which they delight in showing off to tourists Black eyed olive skinned Greek girls.

A typical group of Greeks who have been to the United States. The clot...

Photographs show a group of Greek men in the street, some dressed in suit jackets and boater hats and two Greek girls, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1467 (top image), and ... More

White marble palaces along the Bosphorus. See 1343. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

White marble palaces along the Bosphorus. See 1343. - Frank G. Carpent...

Photographs show a palaces on the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1366 (top image) and no. 1367 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1367: S... More

[The Parthenon with scaffolding] [Greek and Armenian refugee children from Anatolia standing outside one-story building, near Athens, Greece] ; [Frank Carpenter with arms around a column, Greece]

[The Parthenon with scaffolding] [Greek and Armenian refugee children ...

On page: no. 1600 (top image), no. 1601 (middle image) and no. 1602 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [122]. Caption for image no. 1601 based on similar image of children in same albu... More

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American movies Roumanian embroideries, N.G.

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American m...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including the Sinaia Casino and textiles hanging on a line between two trees. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1311 (top image) and no. 1312 (bottom ... More

Transylvania a rich province formerly belonging to Hungary is now under Roumanian rule. This is a church tower showing the old German influence in architecture. It is in Brassav Someone told a joke to these belles of Roumania at a wayside station.

Transylvania a rich province formerly belonging to Hungary is now unde...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a church in a plaza, Brașov, Transylvania; and peasant women, one holding a baby. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1292 (top image) and n... More

A zero job in Milan. Throwing switches all day in the shade of a parasol The last silk hat in Italy. An old driver in Milan who withstands the competition of the modern auto taxi ; Genoa. The most famous cemetery in the world where wives erect marble statues of themselves in weeping poses on their departed husbands' graves and before the tomb is green are partners in another marriage venture.

A zero job in Milan. Throwing switches all day in the shade of a paras...

Photographs show a street car worker seated next to a street car and a man wearing a top hat with a horse and carriage, Milan; and gravestones in a cemetery in Genoa, Italy. On page: no. 1559 (top image), no. ... More

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens--Greece received 1,000,000 refugees or one to each family of the country

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens--Greece re...

Greek and Armenian refugee children from Anatolia standing outside one-story building. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). In album: European Pictures (1923 Trip), no. 1469. Copyright ... More

This boy shines in Constantinople One can lose himself in the narrow curving streets of the Stamboul bazaar.

This boy shines in Constantinople One can lose himself in the narrow c...

Photographs show a head-and-shoulders portrait of a shoeshine boy and people, including women in a crowded market, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1404 (top image... More

Roumanian peasant type Fountain waters are given rainbow hues in the garden's of Sinaia's hotels

Roumanian peasant type Fountain waters are given rainbow hues in the g...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including two peasant men standing next to a cart and a fountain in front of a hotel, Sinaia. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1308 (top image) and n... More

The island of Capri off the Bay of Naples Steaming into the harbor of Naples allows one a view that is hardly surpassed in the world. Behind the ships at anchor in the blue waters of the bay a fringe of white villas lies at the bottom of towering Vesuivius [i.e., Vesuvius] brown, threatening and constantly emitting smoke as a warning to the grape growers who cling to its sides.

The island of Capri off the Bay of Naples Steaming into the harbor of ...

On page: no. 1511 (top image) and no. 1512 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [135]. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of... More

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American movies [People walking down tree-lined street]

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American m...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including the Sinaia Casino and a woman walking down a street. no. 1313: no. 1316: Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1313 (top image) and no. 1316 (b... More

Palaces in Bucharest are elaborate. This is the old home of the beloved Carmen Sylva or first Queen of Roumania A Roumanian peasant.

Palaces in Bucharest are elaborate. This is the old home of the belove...

Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1331 (top image) and no. 1332 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1331: Same as 1329. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [35]. Copyright by C... More

A Bucharest hotel is modern in every way except the elevators which carry you up but not down. As in most European hotels signs warn you of the danger of riding down in the elevators Part of Carpenter's World Travels after crossing the Danube is entering Roumania.

A Bucharest hotel is modern in every way except the elevators which ca...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a large hotel (the Athenʹee Palace) in Bucharest and a porter carrying a large trunk from a boat on the Danube River. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. ... More

Every visitor to Venice must buy corn from a rich peddler and feed the pigeons in front of St. Mark's Cathedral. Mr. Carpenter does his duty To drift through the canals of Venice is to know another side of life. Gondolas are hitched to posts in front of palaces and above dreamy eyed Venetian girls lean out on flower laden balconies ; "Taxi?" At your hotel door is the waiting gondola or Venetian taxi, the gondolier in his wide black hat, white coat and beaming smile.

Every visitor to Venice must buy corn from a rich peddler and feed the...

Photographs show Frank Carpenter feeding pigeons, a canal in Venice, and a gondolier in a gondola, Venice, Italy. On page: no. 1546 (top left image), no. 1547 (top right image), no. 1548 (bottom left image), n... More

In Italy the trains stop at the stations and the passengers get down to buy papers, candy and wine Judging by the numbers of police at the stations in Italy a criminal would have little chance of escaping from punishment ; Mussolini claims to have discharged all the useless railway employees but here are three men whose duty it is to attend to the few trains a day and close the doors of the compartments.

In Italy the trains stop at the stations and the passengers get down t...

Photographs show passengers and a food vendor near a train station, police officers at a train station, and railroad workers closing doors of railway cars, Italy. On page: no. 1554 (top image), no. 1553 (middl... More

Turkish school pictures - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Turkish school pictures - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photographs show young women racing and jumping over a hurdle, probably in Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1616 (top image), and no. 1617 (bottom image), In album:... More

The Allied passport commission and control. The last of the Mohicans. An Englishman, Frenchman (2) and two Italians

The Allied passport commission and control. The last of the Mohicans. ...

Photographs show boats around Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1362 (top image) and no. 1363 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1363: Same as 1362. In album: Euro... More

In Greek towns a municipal wash tub is provided where the "fair sex" meet on Monday mornings to discuss styles and scandel [i.e., scandal] As in all countries of the Balkans children are plentiful and smiles are universal when the camera lines them up.

In Greek towns a municipal wash tub is provided where the "fair sex" m...

Photographs show an outdoor communal laundry area, possibly in Thebes and a large group of children, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1465 (top image), and no. 1466 (bottom ... More

The Palace of Justice in Rome Palace of Justice on the banks of the Tiber and Romans in bathing ; Venice. The Grande Canal Venice. Motor boats are appearing to annoy the gondoliers and lessen the romance of this unique city of islands.

The Palace of Justice in Rome Palace of Justice on the banks of the Ti...

Photographs show the Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia) and the Tiber river in Rome, and the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. On page: no. 1539 (top image), no. 1541 (middle image), no. 1542 (bottom image). I... More

Arriving in the harbor of Constantinople the steamer is soon surrounded with small boats. Chicken, fruit and porters are offered to passengers

Arriving in the harbor of Constantinople the steamer is soon surrounde...

Photographs show a small boat in the water, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1364 (top image) and no. 1365 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1365: Same as 1364.... More

[Frank Carpenter standing by columns, probaby at the Parthenon] [Frank Carpenter and Mrs. C.D. Morris at the Parthenon] ; [Frank Carpenter with king's guard, Athens, Greece].

[Frank Carpenter standing by columns, probaby at the Parthenon] [Frank...

On page: no. 1603 (top image), no. 1604 (middle image) and no. 1605 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [123]. Identification of Mrs. C.D. Morris based on similar Carpenter image: LC-US... More

Home of G. B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], the American Consul-General in Constantinople Along the Bosphorus.

Home of G. B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], the American Consul-General ...

Photographs show the home of G. B. Ravendael and a view of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1374(top image) and no. 1375 (bottom image). In album: Eu... More

Camels are common sights in Constantinople starting on long journeys to the desert Scene on Galata Bridge.

Camels are common sights in Constantinople starting on long journeys t...

Photographs show camels and pedestrians on the Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1394 (top image) and no. 1395 (bottom image). In album: European pict... More

Yes we have flowers for sale. Dusky gypsy girls make it easier to buy in Buckarest [i.e., Bucharest] Brother and sisters work side by side in Roumania. The gypsies are good masons and builders, the men as well as the women.

Yes we have flowers for sale. Dusky gypsy girls make it easier to buy ...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a Romani woman selling flowers in the street, in Bucharest and Romani men and women digging. Written on page: "Roumania". Negative series code stamped on page: LC... More

A corner of an old mosque in Constantinople It is lucky this is not an earthquake region or minarets would topple on Turkish heads at prayer.

A corner of an old mosque in Constantinople It is lucky this is not an...

Photographs show a fountain? at a mosque and a minaret near a street, Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1496 (top image) and no. 1498 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [128]. Negative se... More

In the absence of auto trucks, in Constantinople hamals, or porters, carry mammoth loads on their backs. The saddle shown here is strapped to the back with the piano or load resting on it

In the absence of auto trucks, in Constantinople hamals, or porters, c...

Photographs show hamals (porters) standing in street, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1341 (left image) and no. 1342 (right image). Text under image no. 1342: Same a... More

Robert College and American School for boys crowns high hills above the Bosphorus Old forts built centuries ago to hold back the Turkish invasion.

Robert College and American School for boys crowns high hills above th...

Photographs show Robert College and an old fort on the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1368 (top image) and no. 1369 (bottom image). Text ... More

Peasant boys in white pants, embroidered short skirt, bright red and yellow girdle, and ornamental vests swing through the streets of Bucharest vending fruits of delicious taste

Peasant boys in white pants, embroidered short skirt, bright red and y...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a young man carrying a baskets of fruit on a yoke around his neck. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1267 (top image) and no. 1268 (bott... More

A street in Constantinople Mr. Carpenter dons a typhus uniform and goes through a Near East Relief camp for Greek refugees from Asia Minor.

A street in Constantinople Mr. Carpenter dons a typhus uniform and goe...

Photographs show a steep street and Frank Carpenter wearing white coat and head covering, with others at a Near East Relief camp for Anatolian Greek refugees, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on ... More

More awakening of the Turks. New motor fire apparatus to replace the hand pump and runners of ancient times. The first day this was used after the Allied withdrawal, it passed through a couple of houses on a street corner A typical porter or hamal of Constantinople ; Five times daily priests or Hoxhas mount these minarets, appear on the balcony and call in wierd [i.e., weird] the faithful to prayer.

More awakening of the Turks. New motor fire apparatus to replace the h...

Photographs show a fire truck in the street, half-length portrait of a porter, and a mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1412 (top left image), no. 1414 (top ... More

Sailing over the blue waters of the Bosphorus one sees great white palaces on the shores where Sultans lived in the heyday of harems and slaves Among other ships riding quietly at anchor in the Bosphorus was a Russian "red" or Bolshevick steamer. However it was black in color.

Sailing over the blue waters of the Bosphorus one sees great white pal...

Photographs show hamals (porters) standing in street, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1343 (top image) and no. 1345 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923... More

In the evening the people of Athens gather in a great square and sip coffee to the strains of a military band. Politics is the main topic of conversation and discussion. It is said that once upon a time there were two Greeks who agreed on political matters but that is only a story A guard at the royal palace in Athens.

In the evening the people of Athens gather in a great square and sip c...

Photographs show people walking by chairs in a square in front of the "Hotel Grande Bretagne," and a guard at the Royal Palace wearing a fustanella, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26... More

The guards of his majesty the king in their ancient Greek costumes Building goes on in Athens despite the changes in government and wars in Asia Minor and Europe.

The guards of his majesty the king in their ancient Greek costumes Bui...

Photographs show two guards wearing fustanella and a building being constructed, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1473 (top image), and no. 1474 (bottom image), In al... More

Tennis becomes popular in Roumania. The introduction of American sports in Europe is a healthy sign. Perhaps the prime ministers and rulers of small belligerent countries can meet on the golf course for a settlement of differences instead of the overworked battlefields [Building on the street, Romania]

Tennis becomes popular in Roumania. The introduction of American spor...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a man on a tennis court and an unidentified building in Romania. No. 1298: No. 1299: Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1298 (top image) a... More

In the terraced garden rising behind his home on the Bosphorus, the Honorable G.B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], American Consul-General in Constantinople, points out the Giant's Hill (or Goliath's Hill??) over on the Asiatic side and in the shelter of it the huge tanks of Standard Oil Co.

In the terraced garden rising behind his home on the Bosphorus, the Ho...

Frank Carpenter (left) and American Consul General Gabriel Bie Ravndal, full-length portrait, standing on balcony, facing right, Bosporus, Turkey. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). I... More

The watch tower from the Galata Bridge in Constantinople. Men are constantly on watch in this tower and when smoke is seen work is gotten by runners to the fire department which eventually reaches the scene of the conflagration Only late at night does the traffic cease on this world famous Galata Bridge.

The watch tower from the Galata Bridge in Constantinople. Men are cons...

Photographs show people crossing the Galata Bridge with Galata Tower in the background, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1388 (top image) and no. 1389 (bottom image... More

The park and Casino in Sinaia with the Carpathians in the background The University of Bucharest showing the Byzantine architecture.

The park and Casino in Sinaia with the Carpathians in the background T...

Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1327 (top image) and no. 1328 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [33]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: ... More

Chocolate sundae. Here is the ice cream and in the "oil can" is the chocolate syrup. By the appearance of the man on the right business is poor Roumanian trains never fail to stop at every station no matter how fast the express is advertised to be. Throngs gather on the platforms, fruit sellers, lemonade vendors, gypsy palmists, town boys and girls and frock coated officials. It is like the days down home when the five o'clock came in ; Part of the University of Bucharest. Riots have frequently occurred here because of the large enrollment of Jewish students.

Chocolate sundae. Here is the ice cream and in the "oil can" is the c...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: two ice cream vendors on sidewalk, carrying bucket and can; people gathered outside railroad car; and a building of the University of Bucharest. Negative series co... More

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row about under the stern of the Sultan's yacht. Shades of Allah what must Mohammet think of this modern flapper idea.

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row abo...

Photographs show the Caliph's caïque and women in a caïque passing the Caliph's yacht, probably on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1424 (top imag... More

Entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea Robert College and American School for boys crowns high hills above the Bosphorus.

Entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea Robert College and Americ...

Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1358 (top image) and no. 1359 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [51]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of... More

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.

Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Co...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a boat with a medallian of Emperor Trajan and a horse-drawn carriage with policeman. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1323 (top image) and ... More

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.

On the boat to Constantinople and Greece was the pet horse of the Quee...

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... More

The fruit peddler of Greece A Greek of the old school who wears this time honored costume in the ancient town of Thebes.

The fruit peddler of Greece A Greek of the old school who wears this ...

Photographs show a fruit peddler with his donkey and a head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded Greek man wearing a cap. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1450 (top image), and no. 14... More

[Back cover of album "European pictures (1923 trip)"] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Back cover of album "European pictures (1923 trip)"] - Frank G. Carpe...

Title devised by Library staff from information on front cover. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), back cover. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection... More

Telephones are numerous and good service is rendered The caliph comes from prayer. The Selamlik is one of the interesting ceremonies of the city. Each Friday the caliph goes to prayer in a different mosque, the name of which is announced the day before.

Telephones are numerous and good service is rendered The caliph comes ...

Photographs show a telephone booth? with people and Caliph Abdülmecid walking with entourage of soldiers, officials and a brass band as women watch, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-... More

[People gathered on quay, Genoa, Italy] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy]

[People gathered on quay, Genoa, Italy] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy]

(Source: LC-USZC4-14941) On page: no. 1586 (top image) and no. 1587 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [160]. On page: "No legends". Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyri... More

Entering the Bosphorus our steamer was stopped for inspection and the last Allied officers passed us on. It was the end of their occupation The entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea. Steaming through this narrow opening, one wonders how long can a nation of Turks keep their throttle hold on the great Russian Empire.

Entering the Bosphorus our steamer was stopped for inspection and the ...

Photographs show the entrance to the Bosphorus, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1346 (top image) and no. 1347 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [45].... More

Delivering flour in Venice. There is an ambulance, fire department (never used) and police wagon? in gondola style The Bridge of Sighs over which prisoners were led to their execution in the prison on the right ; Every visitor to Venice must buy corn from a rich peddler and feed the pigeons in front of St. Mark's Cathedral. Mr. Carpenter does his duty.

Delivering flour in Venice. There is an ambulance, fire department (ne...

Photographs show sacks of flour in a gondola, the Bridge of Sighs, and Frank Carpenter feeding pigeons, Venice, Italy. On page: no. 1543 (top image), no. 1544 (bottom left image), no. 1545 (bottom right image... More

Retouching the Parthenon (The American School etc. Prof. Hill) Italy, no legend.

Retouching the Parthenon (The American School etc. Prof. Hill) Italy, ...

Photographs show the Parthenon with scaffolding, Athens, Greece and a coastline in Italy. On page: no. 1490 (top image), and no. 1588 (bottom image), Text under image no. 1490: "Same as 1489." In album: Europ... More

The Acropolis at Athens Retouching the Parthenon. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

The Acropolis at Athens Retouching the Parthenon. - Frank G. Carpenter...

Photographs show Frank Carpenter with his hand on a piece of a column and the Parthenon with scaffolding, Athens, Greece. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1487 (left image), and no. 14... More

Why call a taxi when you can be wheeled around in royal state in this victoria with the velvet robed driver for twenty cents an hour. Every one can be a prince or princess for an hour Type of Roumanian peasant girl. Upon her wedding day an olive twig must be held over her head by one of the men attendants and if once it is dropped, even during the dancing and feasting, bad luck will be her lot and the gaiety will be dispelled in a jiffy.

Why call a taxi when you can be wheeled around in royal state in this ...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a horse-drawn carriage driver in his carriage, Bucharest; and a young woman wearing a head scarf. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1265 ... More

Many of the mosques of Constantinople were formerly Christian churches. There is a belief among the Christians that when the old frescoes of Saint Sophia appear again through their coating of Turkish paint, the city will fall to Christian hands In the late afternoon the setting sun silhouettes these giant toothpicks or minarets against the eastern sky making the city from the sea fairyland of beauty.

Many of the mosques of Constantinople were formerly Christian churches...

Photographs show pedestrians on the Galata Bridge and boats on the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1396 (top image) and no. 1397 (bottom image). Text ... More

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.

The Sultan goes to prayer. Crowds and flags for his reception The harb...

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... More

Constantinople from the sea is one of the world's best sights Entering the Bosphorus from the Black Sea one notices bristling forts and black guns low on the brown hills of the shores.

Constantinople from the sea is one of the world's best sights Entering...

Photographs show view of Istanbul, Turkey from the Sea of Mamara and the Bosphorus at the entrance to the Black Sea. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1378 (top image) and no. 1379 (b... More

Admiral Bristol the American High Commissioner in Constantinople tells Mr. Carpenter that the Turks should be given a chance and he believes they will make progress Admiral Mark Bristol who since the armistice has been the American High Commissioner in Constantinople and has protected American interests in stormy Allied days even at times using his strong fleet of American destroyers.

Admiral Bristol the American High Commissioner in Constantinople tel...

Photographs show Admiral Mark Bristol with Frank Carpenter on a balcony and a portrait of Bristol, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1336 (top image) and no. 1337 (bot... More

Religion is not taken seriously by the upper classes of Roumania in spite of beautiful Orthodox churches A Roumanian soldier. The bayonet is unusually long in this army.

Religion is not taken seriously by the upper classes of Roumania in sp...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including an Orthodox church and a Romanian soldier. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1314 (top image) and no. 1315 (bottom image). In album: Europea... More

Bobbed hair has caught the youth of Roumania and jazz music was not far behind. Here is an aristocratic maid in peasant costume at a wayside resort in Roumania In Europe hotel porters are powerful friends or enemies. The kodak made friends with this czar at the palace hotel in Sinaia ; In the market place of Bucharest care is taken to weigh out articles sold.

Bobbed hair has caught the youth of Roumania and jazz music was not fa...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: Peasant woman and girl with baskets and upper class girl with woman next to railroad car; hotel porter in uniform at the Palace Hotel, Sinaia, and a man weighing ob... More

The ruins of the world's ancient civilization, the Forum in Rome The columns of the huge church of St. Peter's in Rome, the largest edifice in the world ; If you stand with the police you can do anything. So Mr. Carpenter believes as he chats with the guards at St. Peter's ; The entrance to the Palace of Justice in Rome. Our guide said "It has much beauty but little justice."

The ruins of the world's ancient civilization, the Forum in Rome The c...

Photographs show Italian police officers, the Roman Forum and Frank Carpenter at St. Peter's Basilica and the Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia), in Rome, Italy. On page: no. 1533 (top left image), no.... More

Turkish girls no longer run from cameras and picture takers no longer fear irate Turk husbands As in New York ferryboats play over the waters of Constantinople and peanut shells, fruit skins and crying babies decorate the decks.

Turkish girls no longer run from cameras and picture takers no longer ...

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 (bott... More

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Rooftops with dome of church? in background, Italy?]

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Rooftops with dome of church...

(Source similar image in album: LC-USZC4-14923) On page: no. 1576 (left image) and no. 1577 (right image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [156]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyrig... More

Sailing from Genoa. Hundreds of Italians are waving bon voyage to relatives off to the Land of Opportunity, the U.S.A. On the S.S. Conte Verde a new luxurious Italian express steamer of the Lloyd Sabaudo Co. two extra propeller blades are carried. This one [text missing] ; Showing the height of the propeller blade on the S.S. Conte Verde. Mr. Carpenter in the picture.

Sailing from Genoa. Hundreds of Italians are waving bon voyage to rela...

On page: no. 1568 (top image), no. 1570 (bottom left image) and no. 1571 (bottom right image) Text under image no. 1568: "Same as 1565". Text under image no. 1570: "Same as 1569". In album: European pictures (... More

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpenter collection

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpent...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including an oil well. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1304. Text under photo: Same as 1303. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [20]. Copyr... More

Roumanian embroidered dresses, N.G. A Roumanian school on an excursion to Sinaia.

Roumanian embroidered dresses, N.G. A Roumanian school on an excursion...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including boy standing in front of dresses hanging on lines and a group of school children walking down a road. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1325... More

Galata bridge most famous in the world is made of pontoons. From it one takes ferry boats to beauty spots on the shores of the Bosphorus where the rich and foreigners have their summer homes Two reactionaries still cling to the veil or carcaf, or were they thrown down in passing the white turbaned priest or Hoxha in the background?

Galata bridge most famous in the world is made of pontoons. From it on...

Photographs show boats at the Galata Bridge, and two women wearing çarşaf and face veils walking across bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1350 (top image) and ... More

Malta is a coaling station for ships going east to Constantinople and West to the Atlantic English battleships lying in the harbour of Malta. Frequently bursts of war flame in the east call forth these sea hounds for stern duty ; Coal passers on the coal barges which come out to fill up the ship's bunkers.

Malta is a coaling station for ships going east to Constantinople and ...

Photographs show coal barge pulling alongside a ship, British battleships in Malta harbor and men who bring the coal to the steamship, Malta. On page: no. 1504 (top image), no. 1505 (middle image) and no. 150... More

Mr. Carpenter dons a typhus uniform and goes through a Near East Relief camp for Greek refugees from Asia Minor

Mr. Carpenter dons a typhus uniform and goes through a Near East Relie...

Frank Carpenter, standing with three other men, all wearing white robes and head coverings, probably Istanbul, Turkey. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). In album: European Pictures (... More

[Photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice] [Legs and feet of photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice]

[Photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica,...

On page: no. 1582 (top image) and no. 1583 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [159]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: ... More

A pretty lass unveiled waiting for the Sultan to come from prayer The Sultan's Guard stack ammo. while he prays.

A pretty lass unveiled waiting for the Sultan to come from prayer The ...

Photographs show a woman and men in a boat and guards during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1497 (top image) and no. 1499 (bottom image). In alb... More

The oil fields of Roumania Homes for American workmen in the oil fields. One American company has investments amounting to [blank].

The oil fields of Roumania Homes for American workmen in the oil field...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including oil wells and a Romanian woman standing in front of a house. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1319 (top image) and no. 1320 (bottom image).... More

Even the nursemaids of Romania are attractive. Here is a group in Sinaia Nothing to do all day but watch a cow. That is the job of this Roumanian peasant boy. It is during the long hours that he plays his flute and learns the songs of the birds ; Beautiful parks surround the hotels of Sinaia where fountains play and the setting sun makes rainbow colors in the spray.

Even the nursemaids of Romania are attractive. Here is a group in Sina...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: women with baby carriages in a park in Sinaia, a young boy cowherd with a cow, and a water fountain in a park in Sinaia. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C... More

Mr. Carpenter enters his private car for a sail through the canals of Venice Pigeons and photographers work together in the Piazza of St. Mark, Venice. The pigeons get the corn, the camera men the money ; "Taxi?" At your hotel door is the waiting gondola or Venetian taxi, the gondolier in his wide black hat, white coat and beaming smile.

Mr. Carpenter enters his private car for a sail through the canals of ...

Photographs show Frank Carpenter in a gondola, carrying a camera; a photographer photographing the pigeons in front of St Mark's Basilica, and a gondolier in his gondola, Venice, Italy. On page: no. 1550 (top ... More

Hamals or porters are trained from infancy to carry great loads on their backs. The son succeeds the father in the business and becomes a member of the union Parasols are carried by fat Hoxhas or priests to protect them from the hot sun. Their religion does not allow them to wear broad brimmed hats as they cannot shade their eyes from Allah.

Hamals or porters are trained from infancy to carry great loads on the...

Photographs show porter with basket crossing the Galata Bridge and an imam carrying an umbrella walking down the street, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1392 (top... More

The grape seller. Mr. Carpenter asks him if he belongs to the Union. Every trade has its guild in this city From the Pera Palace Hotel in Pera where foreigners or infidels as the Turks call them, reside.

The grape seller. Mr. Carpenter asks him if he belongs to the Union. E...

Photographs show a man selling grapes with baskets on his back and an aerial view from the Pera Palace Hotel, Beyoğlu, Istanbul,Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1400 (top im... More

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens. Greece received 1,000,000 refugees or one to each family in the country A refugee city that was built by Greek Americans. A model of cleanliness and order.

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens. Greece re...

Photographs show Greek and Armenian children, probably from Anatolia, standing outside barracks and a view of the barracks along a street, near Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On ... More

Roumanian children of the better classes Homes for American workmen in the oil fields. One American company has investments amounting to [blank].

Roumanian children of the better classes Homes for American workmen in...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including boys and girls seated on a bench outdoors and a house for American workmen. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1321 (top image) and no. 1322 ... More

Towns line the European side of the Bosphorus The story is that on this hill Joshua sat and laved [i.e. layed] his feet in the waters of the Bosphorus. A huge tomb is still to be found in which is supposed to be buried the big toe of this giant. The tomb is [text missing] feet long.

Towns line the European side of the Bosphorus The story is that on thi...

Photographs show Joshua's Hill (Hazreti Yuşa Tepesi) and Yoros Castle, Anadolu Kavaǧı; and the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1356 (top i... More

A traveling forest The main street of Thebes roofed with stately elms.

A traveling forest The main street of Thebes roofed with stately elms.

Photographs show a boy with a horse loaded with branches and a street in Thebes, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1455 (top image), and no. 1456 (bottom image), In album: Eur... More

Pireaus is the busy harbor for Athens Where passengers are brought ashore in small rowboats from the big liners in the harbour of Pireaus.

Pireaus is the busy harbor for Athens Where passengers are brought ash...

Photographs show boats and men in rowboats at a quay, Pireaus, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1475 (top image), and no. 1476 (bottom image), In album: European pict... More

A Roumanian beauty out for a stroll in Sinaia. Tall, dark with jet black hair and eyes, they account for the Roumanian man's distaste for work and desire for pleasure, which makes Bucharest famous as the "gay Paris of the East" "I do." Making out an application for a trip to the land of advertised golden bricks. A Roumanian emigrant at the American Consulate in Bucharest. Daily hundreds are turned away because of the oversubscribed quota.

A Roumanian beauty out for a stroll in Sinaia. Tall, dark with jet bla...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a young woman walking in a street, Bucharest and a Romanian man filling out an application to come to the United States. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C2... More

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corridor of the Parthenon.

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corri...

Photographs show the Parthenon at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1445 (top image), and no. 1446 (bottom image), In album: European pictures (1923 tr... More

Constantinople is a city of hills and steps and stairs Young Turkish girls are pretty with no paint but a black makeup under the eyes that sets off their dark orbs.

Constantinople is a city of hills and steps and stairs Young Turkish ...

Photographs show Camondo Stairs on Bankalar Caddesi in Galata and two young women wearing headscarves walking in street, Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1494 (top image) and no. 1495 (bottom image). In album: E... More

Looking over at Asia from the garden of Mr. Ravendael's [i.e., Ravndal's]

Looking over at Asia from the garden of Mr. Ravendael's [i.e., Ravnda...

Photographs show a view of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1372 (top image) and no. 1373 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1373: Same as 1372. In... More

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

On page: no. 1584 (top image) and no. 1585 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [160]. On page: "No legends". Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyright by Carpenter's World T... More

Coal barges and the passers whose bodies are as black as night with coal dust Malta presents a white stone hill of buildings and forts with not an inch of shade from the hot eastern sun.

Coal barges and the passers whose bodies are as black as night with c...

Photographs show laborers on a coal barge with baskets, and a view of the coastline of Malta. On page: no. 1509 (top image) and no. 1510 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [134]. Negat... More

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