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[The steam fire engine belonging to the Fire Brigade unit from the Imperial Military classes, stationed at the Imperial Yildiz Sarayi (palace)] – Antique Print

[The steam fire engine belonging to the Fire Brigade unit from the Imperial Military classes, stationed at the Imperial Yildiz Sarayi (palace)], [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[The steam fire engine belonging to the Fire Brigade unit from the Imperial Military classes, stationed at the Imperial Yildiz Sarayi (palace)], [between 1880 and 1893]. Historic photograph from the Fire Engines 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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Stationed at the Yildiz Palace, this steam fire engine belonged to a fire brigade unit drawn from the Imperial Military, as the album caption states in both Ottoman Turkish and French. Yildiz was the main residence of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who ruled from 1876 to 1909, and its extensive grounds held many buildings that needed protection from fire. Steam pumpers like this one replaced hand-operated engines in many cities during the late 1800s, giving crews far greater water pressure. The photograph comes from an album documenting Istanbul's institutions, now held in the Library of Congress's Abdul-Hamid II Collection.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenreGelatin silver prints 1880-1900.
NotesTitle translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 18. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsSteam engines--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Fire engines & equipment--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,274 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-153500

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