Frank G. Carpenter,Constantinople,Istanbul,Turkey,Fire Truck,Porter,Mosque,1923

Title: 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.
Creator(s): Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1923.
Summary: Photographs show a fire truck in the street, half-length portrait of a porter, and a mosque, Istanbul, Turkey.
Notes:
Title from item.
Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26.
On page: no. 1412 (top left image), no. 1414 (top right image) and no. 1413 (bottom image).
Text under image no. 1412: Same as 1409.
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [77].
Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.
Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Fire engines--Turkey--Istanbul--1920-1930.
Mosques--Turkey--Istanbul--1920-1930.
Porters--Turkey--Istanbul--1920-1930.
Gelatin silver prints--1920-1930.
Portrait photographs--1920-1930.
Bookmark /2011649917/
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