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[Facade of the Mecidiye Barracks at Pera (Beyoglu)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople. – Antique Wall Art

[Facade of the Mecidiye Barracks at Pera (Beyoglu)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[Facade of the Mecidiye Barracks at Pera (Beyoglu)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople., [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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Step back in time with [Facade of the Mecidiye Barracks at Pera (Beyoglu)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Facade of the Mecidiye Barracks at Pera (Beyoglu)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

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Taken at the Mecidiye Barracks in Pera, now part of Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, this view centers on the building's facade and its doorways, with soldiers among its subjects. The Abdullah Frères studio, a well-known photography firm in Constantinople, made it as one of 50 numbered views in an album covering the Imperial Guard, the War Ministry and military barracks. The album later became part of the Abdul-Hamid II Collection, and it shows how the Ottoman state chose to present its army to outside viewers in the late nineteenth century.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreGroup portraits 1880-1900.Portrait photographs 1880-1900.Albumen prints 1880-1900.
NotesTitle translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 50. In album: The Imperial Guard, War Ministry and barracks, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsSoldiers--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Doors & doorways--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Barracks--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,218 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-153977

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