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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.
Summary
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: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [127].
Negative series code written on page: C262.
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.
