The crowd on the quay to watch the Sultan or Caliph come from prayer The color guard of the Sultan's royal escort.
Summary
Photographs show crowd of people including women waiting for the Caliph during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer) and guards carrying a regimental standard with Arabic(?) script, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Date
01/01/1923
Contributors
Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924, photographer
Location
Silahtarağa (Istanbul, Turkey), 41.06667, 28.93333
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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