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[Imperial high school, Baghdad from the Tigris River] – Vintage Print

[Imperial high school, Baghdad from the Tigris River], [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[Imperial high school, Baghdad from the Tigris River], [between 1880 and 1893]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Taken from the Tigris, this view places the Imperial high school in Baghdad against the river that ran past the city. The print belongs to an album of Ottoman imperial schools, assembled during the reign of Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, who ruled from 1876 to 1909 and promoted state-run education across the empire. Its caption appears in both Ottoman Turkish and French, a sign that the pictures were meant for readers beyond the empire's own officials. The building and the river together record a government effort to bring modern schooling to a provincial capital.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1900.
NotesTitle translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. In album: Imperial schools, architectural plans and student portraits, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsTigris River--1880-1900. Education--Iraq--Baghdad--1880-1900. Rivers--Iraq--Baghdad--1880-1900. Schools--Iraq--Baghdad--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,230 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-153667

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