[Facade of the Imperial Military Academy] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople. – Vintage Print
![[Facade of the Imperial Military Academy] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/aa/aabb1b342fdc-L.webp)
(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 Imperial Military Academy] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Facade of the Imperial Military Academy] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.
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Taken at the front of the Imperial Military Academy in Constantinople, this albumen print records the school's main facade in the years between 1880 and 1893. It came from Abdullah Frères, the Istanbul studio run by the Abdullah brothers, which was known for city views and portraits made for the Ottoman court. The print is one of a group in an album of imperial military and medical schools, assembled as part of the collection associated with Sultan Abdul Hamid II, whose reign saw a strong push to modernize army training. Its French caption reflects the language widely used in Ottoman official and diplomatic circles of the period.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 35. No. 126. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Military academies--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Facades--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,208 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-154420 |
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