[The naval sergeant bugler] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères. – Historic Reproduction
![[The naval sergeant bugler] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b3/b33068f63401-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 [The naval sergeant bugler] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., 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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[The naval sergeant bugler] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.
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A bugler in the uniform of a naval sergeant stands for the camera in this portrait, one of the entries in an album of imperial frigates and naval personnel compiled in Istanbul. The print was made by Abdullah Frères, a Constantinople studio whose members were known for photographing the Ottoman court and its officials. Bugles were used aboard warships to pass signals for drills, watch changes and ceremonies, so the instrument points to the daily routine of the Ottoman navy. The albumen print process, which used egg white to bind the image to paper, was standard for studio portraits in this period. The album later became part of the Abdul-Hamid II Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1880-1900.Albumen prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 14. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Military bands--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Sailors--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Bugles--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Navies--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,170 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-154090 |
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