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Ottoman Empire Photographs Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The collection consists of an open collection of general photographs of Ottoman Empire sites. Currently, there are more than 39 19th-century photographs of Constantinople [Istanbul] and the surrounding area. Included are two photographs by Rubellin et fils, one photograph by D. Michailides, one carte de visite (ca. 1868) by Athanasios Calphas, one photograph by Vassilaki Kargopoulo, and two panoramas (in 6 parts and 8 parts) of Istanbul and the Bosporus by unidentified photographers. In addition, there are 7 postcard photographs of Smyrna and the surrounding area.
Photographs are grouped by accession number.
The photographs were purchased from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books, K.A. Papadopoulos, Ex Libris Museum, and Krul Antiquarian Books in 2002-2008 with matching funds provided by the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, and by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Various AM.
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
Chateau d'Europe de Bosphore, Kiosque de Sultan Beyicos, Obelisques, Tour de Galat a Constantinople, Voiture turque.
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