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Summary
Photographs show a fire truck in the street, a watchtower and a shoe shine boy with box, Istanbul,Turkey.
Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26.
On page: no. 1409 (top left image), no. 1411 (top right image) and no. 1410 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [76].
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.
