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Photo, Print, Drawing Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman Empire

About this Item

Title

  • Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman Empire

Summary

  • Photographs show ships; the lifesaving station and crew at Riva on the Black Sea Coast; the Suda Naval Arsenal on Crete including barracks, factories, and a signal tower; coal mining in Eğreli and vicinity; coal and port offices in Mytilene; ports in Sakiz (Chios) and İzmir (Smyrna); the Naval Fire Brigade doing training exercises; and the Imperial Naval Arsenal.

Names

  • Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918, donor

Created / Published

  • 1880-1893.

Headings

  • -  Hamidiye (Ship)--1880-1900
  • -  Lifesaving stations--Turkey--Black Sea Coast--1880-1900
  • -  Rescue workers--Turkey--Black Sea Coast--1880-1900
  • -  Coal mining--Turkey--Ereğli (Zonguldak İli)--1880-1900
  • -  Buildings--Greece--Mytilēnē (Lesbos)--1880-1900
  • -  Factories--Turkey--Ereğli (Zonguldak İli)--1880-1900
  • -  Factories--Greece--Suda Bay--1880-1900
  • -  Armories--Greece--Suda Bay--1880-1900
  • -  Piers & wharves--Turkey--İzmir--1880-1900
  • -  Piers & wharves--Greece--Chios Island--1880-1900
  • -  Government facilities--Greece--Chios Island--1880-1900
  • -  Barracks--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Barracks--Greece--Suda Bay--1880-1900
  • -  Fire fighters--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Fire engines & equipment--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Armored vessels--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Naval yards & naval stations--Greece--Suda Bay--1880-1900
  • -  Naval yards & naval stations--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Navies--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900
  • -  Turkey--History--1878-1909
  • -  Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

Format Headings

  • Gelatin silver prints--1880-1900.
  • Group portraits--1880-1900.
  • Photograph albums--1880-1900.
  • Portrait photographs--1880-1900.

Genre

  • Group portraits--1880-1900
  • Portrait photographs--1880-1900
  • Photograph albums--1880-1900
  • Gelatin silver prints--1880-1900

Notes

  • -  Text on album cover translated from Ottoman Turkish: It has been presented as a gift to the National Library of the United States of America by His Majesty Emperor Abdülhamid II, King of the Kings al-Gazi, the Emperor of the Sublime Ottoman Empire which is based on the Divine Assistance. The year 1310. Text in English on album cover (on other side): Gift made by H.I.M. the Sultan Abdül-Hamid II to the National Library of the United States of America 1893.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Photographs captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French.
  • -  Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
  • -  Gift; Abdülhamid II; 1893.
  • -  A digitized image of each print along with its associated identifying information is available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.

Medium

  • 1 album (30 gelatin silver prints) ; 49 x 50 cm. (album)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 11915 (G) (PR 12) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Abdul-Hamid II Collection

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003680700

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Access Advisory

  • Original album; Restricted access: Materials extremely fragile; Served by appointment only. Digital and print surrogates are provided in preference to originals, as per Divisional preservation policy.

Online Format

  • image

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  • Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: LOT 11915 (G) (PR 12) [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: Original album; Restricted access: Materials extremely fragile; Served by appointment only. Digital and print surrogates are provided in preference to originals, as per Divisional preservation policy.

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Chicago citation style:

Abdülhamid Ii, Sultan Of The Turks, Donor. Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman Empire. Lesbos Ereğli Black Sea Coast Istanbul Mytilēn Turkey Greece Suda Bay Izmir Zonguldak Ili Chios Island, 1880. to 1893. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003680700/.

APA citation style:

Abdülhamid Ii, S. O. T. T. (1880) Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman Empire. Lesbos Ereğli Black Sea Coast Istanbul Mytilēn Turkey Greece Suda Bay Izmir Zonguldak Ili Chios Island, 1880. to 1893. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003680700/.

MLA citation style:

Abdülhamid Ii, Sultan Of The Turks, Donor. Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman Empire. to 1893. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2003680700/>.