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[View of Galata and the (Imperial) Ottoman Bank] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères. – Historic Photo Reproduction

[View of Galata and the (Imperial) Ottoman Bank] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[View of Galata and the (Imperial) Ottoman Bank] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., [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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[View of Galata and the (Imperial) Ottoman Bank] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

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Taken from the harbor side, this view centers on the Ottoman Bank in Galata, the financial district across the Golden Horn from the old imperial city. The Ottoman Bank, chartered in 1856 with heavy European investment, was among the most important financial institutions in the empire, and its presence in Galata reflects how the neighborhood had become a hub of foreign merchants, consulates, and commerce. The print comes from an album by Abdullah Frères, a Constantinople studio known for views of the city and its monuments, and it is part of the Abdul-Hamid II Collection assembled during his reign from 1876 to 1909.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreCityscapes 1880-1900.Albumen prints 1880-1900.
NotesTitle translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 31. No. 557. In album: Hasköy Hospital for Women, fountains, mausoleums, and other buildings and views, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsBank-i Osmani-yi Sahane--1880-1900. Banks--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Harbors--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Galata (Istanbul, Turkey)--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,269 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123239

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