Ships,naval personnel,Istanbul,Black Sea lifesaving stations,Ottoman Empire

Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire
Title: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire
Creator(s): Abdullah Fréres, photographer
Related Names:
Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918 , donor
Date Created/Published: 1880-1893.
Summary: Photographs show lifesaving stations and crew exercises at Riva and Sile on the Black Sea Coast. Also depicted are imperial ironclad frigates and corvettes, imperial yachts, torpedo steamboats, and other ships. Includes images of crew drills on board ships.
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 Abdulhamid 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 Abdul-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 or Ottoman Turkish and English.
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.
Subjects:
Abdülhamid--II,--Sultan of the Turks,--1842-1918,--Associated objects.
Lifesaving stations--Turkey--Black Sea Coast--1880-1900.
Rescue workers--Turkey--Black Sea Coast--1880-1900.
Military training--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Artillery (Weaponry)--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Ships--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Naval yards & naval stations--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Navies--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Torpedo boats--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Yachts--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Armored vessels--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Military personnel--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Military training--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Sailors--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Navies--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Turkey--History--1878-1909.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Albumen prints--1880-1900.
Group portraits--1880-1900.
Photograph albums--1880-1900.
Portrait photographs--1880-1900.
Bookmark /2003677047/
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