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Favorites of the harem, Constantinople, Turkey – Vintage Print

Favorites of the harem, Constantinople, Turkey, c1900. — historic photograph
Favorites of the harem, Constantinople, Turkey, c1900.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Favorites of the harem, Constantinople, Turkey in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Titled *Favorites of the harem*, this stereograph places its scene in Constantinople, the Ottoman capital, around 1900. Underwood & Underwood issued many such paired views for home stereoscopes and travel armchairs. Western audiences were drawn to harem subjects, which photographers often staged in studios with costumes and props rather than recording actual domestic life. The caption details are unverified, so the card is best read as a view of how the Ottoman world was imagined abroad.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,384 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107951

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