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Russia - types - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Russia - types - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photograph shows boys and girls wearing ceremonial dress. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

[Rice terraces carved out of the hillsides hundreds of years ago by Ifuago farmers, Philippine Islands]

[Rice terraces carved out of the hillsides hundreds of years ago by If...

Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - camel soldier of the native forces of the British army

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - camel soldier of the native forces of the Briti...

Photograph shows a soldier standing next to a camel. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Chola cook - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Chola cook - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Tug-of-war, Fourth of July - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Tug-of-war, Fourth of July - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Tug of war contest on street in Skagway, Alaska, on the 4th of July showing participants and a large group of spectators. No. 109. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

Fourth of July, Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Fourth of July, Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection

View of street in Skagway, Alaska, on the 4th of July showing a group of spectators watching a tug of war contest (not shown). No. 107. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

Bells for sale Clothing market. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Bells for sale Clothing market. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photographs show (top) display area for large bells hanging from cross members at outdoor market; (bottom) several men, some carrying pants, and a boy carrying products for the market. Forms part of: Frank and... More

A corner in Guatemala City - Frank G. Carpenter collection

A corner in Guatemala City - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mr. Wheeler and Frank G. Carpenter outside Takeena roadhouse on Overland Trail to Dawson, White Horse, Alaska]

[Mr. Wheeler and Frank G. Carpenter outside Takeena roadhouse on Overl...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Peking, U.S. barracks for the Legation guard

Peking, U.S. barracks for the Legation guard

Photograph in Book 2, p. 6, no. 11. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection.

U.S. Legation at Peking Beijing, China

U.S. Legation at Peking Beijing, China

Photograph shows a building at the U.S. Legation compound, Beijing, China. Photograph in Book 2, p. 4, no. 6. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection.

Legation guard on wall of Peking

Legation guard on wall of Peking

Photograph shows a U.S. Marine standing guard, Beijing, China. Photograph in Book 2, p. 4, no. 7. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection.

U.S. Legation gate Beijing, China

U.S. Legation gate Beijing, China

Photograph shows the large gatehouse at the U.S. Legation, Beijing, China, with the United States flag flying from the roof. Photograph in Book 2, p. 19, no. 41. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms pa... More

Peking, U.S. Legation, Secretary's home and the Chancery

Peking, U.S. Legation, Secretary's home and the Chancery

Photograph in Book 2, p. 6, no. 10. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection.

Korea. Posts along road which were carved to prevent devils from passing

Korea. Posts along road which were carved to prevent devils from passi...

Photograph shows two men with rifles and ammunition belts standing between two carved posts on a mountain road. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Korea - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Korea - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photograph shows group of Koreans in traditional dress standing near a carved post on a mountain road. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

[Crowd at wharf saying goodby to Frank G. Carpenter and his party on start of their trip to Europe]

[Crowd at wharf saying goodby to Frank G. Carpenter and his party on s...

In album: European trip 1922; duplicates. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.

Tennis becomes popular in Roumania. The introduction of American sports in Europe is a healthy sign. Perhaps the prime ministers and rulers of small belligerent countries can meet on the golf course for a settlement of differences instead of the overworked battlefields [Building on the street, Romania]

Tennis becomes popular in Roumania. The introduction of American spor...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a man on a tennis court and an unidentified building in Romania. No. 1298: No. 1299: Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1298 (top image) a... More

The watch tower from the Galata Bridge in Constantinople. Men are constantly on watch in this tower and when smoke is seen work is gotten by runners to the fire department which eventually reaches the scene of the conflagration Only late at night does the traffic cease on this world famous Galata Bridge.

The watch tower from the Galata Bridge in Constantinople. Men are cons...

Photographs show people crossing the Galata Bridge with Galata Tower in the background, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1388 (top image) and no. 1389 (bottom image... More

The park and Casino in Sinaia with the Carpathians in the background The University of Bucharest showing the Byzantine architecture.

The park and Casino in Sinaia with the Carpathians in the background T...

Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1327 (top image) and no. 1328 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [33]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: ... More

Chocolate sundae. Here is the ice cream and in the "oil can" is the chocolate syrup. By the appearance of the man on the right business is poor Roumanian trains never fail to stop at every station no matter how fast the express is advertised to be. Throngs gather on the platforms, fruit sellers, lemonade vendors, gypsy palmists, town boys and girls and frock coated officials. It is like the days down home when the five o'clock came in ; Part of the University of Bucharest. Riots have frequently occurred here because of the large enrollment of Jewish students.

Chocolate sundae. Here is the ice cream and in the "oil can" is the c...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: two ice cream vendors on sidewalk, carrying bucket and can; people gathered outside railroad car; and a building of the University of Bucharest. Negative series co... More

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row about under the stern of the Sultan's yacht. Shades of Allah what must Mohammet think of this modern flapper idea.

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row abo...

Photographs show the Caliph's caïque and women in a caïque passing the Caliph's yacht, probably on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1424 (top imag... More

Entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea Robert College and American School for boys crowns high hills above the Bosphorus.

Entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea Robert College and Americ...

Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1358 (top image) and no. 1359 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [51]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of... More

[Large building, possibly a school] [Large building possibly a school]

[Large building, possibly a school] [Large building possibly a school]

Photograph show large buildings on a hill, possibly a school in Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1618 (top image), and no. 1619 (bottom image), In album: European pi... More

Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Constantinople. This is the Emperor Trajan medallion on the bow of the bot [i.e., boat] which carried me to the Orient Roumanian rigs and the traffic cop who regulates the traffic.

Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats operating from Constanza to Co...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a boat with a medallian of Emperor Trajan and a horse-drawn carriage with policeman. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1323 (top image) and ... More

On the boat to Constantinople and Greece was the pet horse of the Queen of Romania. Travelling first class as of royal blood it was on its way to the Queen of Greece daughter of Marie of Roumania Huge Montenegrins in gorgeous native costumes have for years have been the guards of the Pera Palace in Constantinople. They have protected many distinguished guests of the hotel and to-day in this picture were waiting for Ismet Pasha the Turkish peace delegate who taught diplomacy to Europe's best, and out of defeat on the battlefield brought victory at the council table.

On the boat to Constantinople and Greece was the pet horse of the Quee...

Photographs show the Queen Marie of Romania's horse in a stall on a boat with attendant and two Montenegrin guards outside the entrance to the Pera Palace Hotel, waiting for İsmet İnönü (Ismet Pasha), Istanbul... More

The fruit peddler of Greece A Greek of the old school who wears this time honored costume in the ancient town of Thebes.

The fruit peddler of Greece A Greek of the old school who wears this ...

Photographs show a fruit peddler with his donkey and a head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded Greek man wearing a cap. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1450 (top image), and no. 14... More

[Photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice] [Legs and feet of photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice]

[Photographer with camera and pigeons in front of St. Mark's Basilica,...

On page: no. 1582 (top image) and no. 1583 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [159]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: ... More

A pretty lass unveiled waiting for the Sultan to come from prayer The Sultan's Guard stack ammo. while he prays.

A pretty lass unveiled waiting for the Sultan to come from prayer The ...

Photographs show a woman and men in a boat and guards during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1497 (top image) and no. 1499 (bottom image). In alb... More

The oil fields of Roumania Homes for American workmen in the oil fields. One American company has investments amounting to [blank].

The oil fields of Roumania Homes for American workmen in the oil field...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including oil wells and a Romanian woman standing in front of a house. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1319 (top image) and no. 1320 (bottom image).... More

Even the nursemaids of Romania are attractive. Here is a group in Sinaia Nothing to do all day but watch a cow. That is the job of this Roumanian peasant boy. It is during the long hours that he plays his flute and learns the songs of the birds ; Beautiful parks surround the hotels of Sinaia where fountains play and the setting sun makes rainbow colors in the spray.

Even the nursemaids of Romania are attractive. Here is a group in Sina...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: women with baby carriages in a park in Sinaia, a young boy cowherd with a cow, and a water fountain in a park in Sinaia. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C... More

The Carabinieri of Rome are dressed in clothes designed in the time of Napoleon. These men travel in pairs and seldom have anything to do as their appearance alone is enough to calm the wildest ruffians The Treve fountain in Rome where one throws a coin to insure his return to Rome according to popular belief. At night naked Roman boys dive in to rescue the coins ; Two generations of Romans proud of their heritage.

The Carabinieri of Rome are dressed in clothes designed in the time of...

Photographs show an Italian police officer, the Trevi Fountain and two women in Rome, Italy. On page: no. 1536 (top image), no. 1537 (middle image), no. 1538 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 ... More

Hamals or porters are trained from infancy to carry great loads on their backs. The son succeeds the father in the business and becomes a member of the union Parasols are carried by fat Hoxhas or priests to protect them from the hot sun. Their religion does not allow them to wear broad brimmed hats as they cannot shade their eyes from Allah.

Hamals or porters are trained from infancy to carry great loads on the...

Photographs show porter with basket crossing the Galata Bridge and an imam carrying an umbrella walking down the street, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1392 (top... More

The grape seller. Mr. Carpenter asks him if he belongs to the Union. Every trade has its guild in this city From the Pera Palace Hotel in Pera where foreigners or infidels as the Turks call them, reside.

The grape seller. Mr. Carpenter asks him if he belongs to the Union. E...

Photographs show a man selling grapes with baskets on his back and an aerial view from the Pera Palace Hotel, Beyoğlu, Istanbul,Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1400 (top im... More

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens. Greece received 1,000,000 refugees or one to each family in the country A refugee city that was built by Greek Americans. A model of cleanliness and order.

Greek and Armenian refugee children in barracks near Athens. Greece re...

Photographs show Greek and Armenian children, probably from Anatolia, standing outside barracks and a view of the barracks along a street, near Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On ... More

Roumanian children of the better classes Homes for American workmen in the oil fields. One American company has investments amounting to [blank].

Roumanian children of the better classes Homes for American workmen in...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including boys and girls seated on a bench outdoors and a house for American workmen. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1321 (top image) and no. 1322 ... More

Towns line the European side of the Bosphorus The story is that on this hill Joshua sat and laved [i.e. layed] his feet in the waters of the Bosphorus. A huge tomb is still to be found in which is supposed to be buried the big toe of this giant. The tomb is [text missing] feet long.

Towns line the European side of the Bosphorus The story is that on thi...

Photographs show Joshua's Hill (Hazreti Yuşa Tepesi) and Yoros Castle, Anadolu Kavaǧı; and the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1356 (top i... More

A traveling forest The main street of Thebes roofed with stately elms.

A traveling forest The main street of Thebes roofed with stately elms.

Photographs show a boy with a horse loaded with branches and a street in Thebes, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1455 (top image), and no. 1456 (bottom image), In album: Eur... More

In the bazaar at Stamboul Artistic gate of Turkish design. Entrance to the War Ministry.

In the bazaar at Stamboul Artistic gate of Turkish design. Entrance to...

Photographs show a woman wearing a çarşaf with a headscarf walking through a market and the gate to the War Ministry, Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1492 (top image) and no. 1493 (bottom image). In album: Euro... More

In Italy the trains stop at the stations and the passengers get down to buy papers, candy and wine. Note black shirt fascisti with ribbons for service Mussolini claims to have discharged all the useless railway employees but here are three men whose duty it is to attend to the few trains a day and close the doors of the compartments.

In Italy the trains stop at the stations and the passengers get down t...

Photograph shows newspaper vendors at railroad stations and railroad employees closing doors of a train car, Italy. On page: no. 1556 (top image), no. 1557 (middle image), and no. 1558 (bottom image). Text und... More

The lion of Chaeronea. See 1450 - Frank G. Carpenter collection

The lion of Chaeronea. See 1450 - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photographs show the Lion of Chaeronea statue which was erected by the Thebans in memory of their dead after the battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE). Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1484 (... More

Since the Turkish success in Asia Minor the red flag of Turkey with its white crescent flies daily from the houses or mosques of Mohammedan worship

Since the Turkish success in Asia Minor the red flag of Turkey with it...

Photograph show Hagia Irene (Hagia Eirene) church, in Istanbul, Turkey, which was used as a military museum from 1908 to 1978. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1338. In album: European... More

The harbour of Constantinople is hostess to ships from all the nations of the world. Flags of many nations can be counted every day in this busy port Donkeys are still used largely in Constantinople as a means of transportation.

The harbour of Constantinople is hostess to ships from all the nations...

Photographs show scenes of Istanbul, Turkey including boats in the harbor and men with donkeys. Written on page: Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1334 (top image) and no. 1335 ... More

Allied battleships in the harbor of Constantinople. With the success of the Turkish Army under Kemal Pasha these messengers of great powers are withdrawing to their home waters and again the Turkish crescent floats supreme over the city

Allied battleships in the harbor of Constantinople. With the success o...

Written on page: Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1333. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [37]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: Frank and Franc... More

The Giant's Hill. Se[e] 1357 This Turkish policeman met us at the boat and was most polite and helpful. He said "We know who our friends are."

The Giant's Hill. Se[e] 1357 This Turkish policeman met us at the boat...

Photographs show view of Joshua's Hill (Hazreti Yuşa Tepesi) and Yoros Castle, Anadolu Kavaǧı, Istanbul; and a Turkish policeman standing on a boat. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. ... More

Two friends Donkeys carry lighter loads than ponies as they know how to make a kick.

Two friends Donkeys carry lighter loads than ponies as they know how t...

Photographs show a Greek man with his donkey which has baskets on its back and two men with donkeys loaded with branches, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1457 (top image), a... More

More awakening of the Turks. New motor fire apparatus to replace the hand pump and runners of ancient times. The first day this was used after the Allied withdrawal, it passed through a couple of houses on a street corner The watch tower of Stamboul. On watch here for fires and enemies ; This boy uses his eyes to wriggle extra "baksheesh" out of his customers.

More awakening of the Turks. New motor fire apparatus to replace the h...

Photographs show a fire truck in the street, a watchtower and a shoe shine boy with box, Istanbul,Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1409 (top left image), no. 1411 (top right ... More

Sailing from Genoa. Hundreds of Italians are waving bon voyage to relatives off to the Land of Opportunity, the U.S.A. The port of Genoa with the city climbing the hillsides to low forts built by Napoleon ; On the S.S. Conte Verde a new luxurious Italian express steamer of the Lloyd Sabaudo Co. two extra propeller blades are carried. This is one.

Sailing from Genoa. Hundreds of Italians are waving bon voyage to rela...

Photographs the port of Genoa, Italy, and two boys standing next to propeller blades on the S.S. Conte Verde. On page: no. 1565 (top left image), no. 1566 (top right image), no. 1567 (bottom left image) and no... More

The Campo Santo in Genoa where one joins a club to get a grave. Outsiders are charged double The port of Genoa with the city climbing the hillsides to low forts built by Napoleon.

The Campo Santo in Genoa where one joins a club to get a grave. Outsid...

Photographs show a graveyard and hillside, and ships in the port of Genoa, Italy. On page: no. 1562 (top image), no. 1564 (middle image), and no. 1563 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1564: "Same as 1563".... More

[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings, Venice]

[Men carrying coal in boats, Malta] [Bridge over a canal and buildings...

Photographer's sign on one building. (Source similar image in album: LC-USZC4-14923) On page: no. 1578 (left image) and no. 1579 (right image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [157]. Negative serie... More

At the Danube ports in Romania little men carry huge trunks on their backs and have never been on strike Roumanians claim Roman ancestry and proudly speak of the good old days when Trajan built roads and aqueducts in their country. In Bucharest is the Roman Atheaneum ; With hard work and little play the peasant women age early. This woman looks fifty-five and is thirty-five.

At the Danube ports in Romania little men carry huge trunks on their b...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a porter carrying a large load from a boat on the Danube River, the Romanian Athenaeum concert hall, Bucharest, and two women wearing kerchiefs on their heads. Neg... More

A typical group of Greeks who have been to the United States. The clothes distinguish them as well as their use of American swear words which they delight in showing off to tourists Black eyed olive skinned Greek girls.

A typical group of Greeks who have been to the United States. The clot...

Photographs show a group of Greek men in the street, some dressed in suit jackets and boater hats and two Greek girls, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1467 (top image), and ... More

White marble palaces along the Bosphorus. See 1343. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

White marble palaces along the Bosphorus. See 1343. - Frank G. Carpent...

Photographs show a palaces on the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1366 (top image) and no. 1367 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1367: S... More

In the town of Thebes The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the work of rebuilding constantly going on.

In the town of Thebes The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the wo...

Photographs show a street with automobile in Thebes, Greece and the Parthenon being restored, Athens, Greece. Negative series code written on page: 262. On page: no. 1486 (top image), and no. 1488 (bottom im... More

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American movies Roumanian embroideries, N.G.

The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American m...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including the Sinaia Casino and textiles hanging on a line between two trees. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1311 (top image) and no. 1312 (bottom ... More

Transylvania a rich province formerly belonging to Hungary is now under Roumanian rule. This is a church tower showing the old German influence in architecture. It is in Brassav Someone told a joke to these belles of Roumania at a wayside station.

Transylvania a rich province formerly belonging to Hungary is now unde...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a church in a plaza, Brașov, Transylvania; and peasant women, one holding a baby. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1292 (top image) and n... More

Traffic police are courteous and efficient in Constantinople. This one has just directed Mr. Carpenter to his hotel Perhaps you can guess what it reads on the box. "Shine 'em up" ???

Traffic police are courteous and efficient in Constantinople. This one...

Photographs show a policeman with Frank Carpenter and three shoeshine boys behind boxes with Ottoman Turkish writing, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1402 (top ima... More

A zero job in Milan. Throwing switches all day in the shade of a parasol The last silk hat in Italy. An old driver in Milan who withstands the competition of the modern auto taxi ; Genoa. The most famous cemetery in the world where wives erect marble statues of themselves in weeping poses on their departed husbands' graves and before the tomb is green are partners in another marriage venture.

A zero job in Milan. Throwing switches all day in the shade of a paras...

Photographs show a street car worker seated next to a street car and a man wearing a top hat with a horse and carriage, Milan; and gravestones in a cemetery in Genoa, Italy. On page: no. 1559 (top image), no. ... More

Turkish school pictures - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Turkish school pictures - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photographs show young women racing and jumping over a hurdle, probably in Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1616 (top image), and no. 1617 (bottom image), In album:... More

The Allied passport commission and control. The last of the Mohicans. An Englishman, Frenchman (2) and two Italians

The Allied passport commission and control. The last of the Mohicans. ...

Photographs show boats around Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1362 (top image) and no. 1363 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1363: Same as 1362. In album: Euro... More

In Greek towns a municipal wash tub is provided where the "fair sex" meet on Monday mornings to discuss styles and scandel [i.e., scandal] As in all countries of the Balkans children are plentiful and smiles are universal when the camera lines them up.

In Greek towns a municipal wash tub is provided where the "fair sex" m...

Photographs show an outdoor communal laundry area, possibly in Thebes and a large group of children, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1465 (top image), and no. 1466 (bottom ... More

The Palace of Justice in Rome Palace of Justice on the banks of the Tiber and Romans in bathing ; Venice. The Grande Canal Venice. Motor boats are appearing to annoy the gondoliers and lessen the romance of this unique city of islands.

The Palace of Justice in Rome Palace of Justice on the banks of the Ti...

Photographs show the Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia) and the Tiber river in Rome, and the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. On page: no. 1539 (top image), no. 1541 (middle image), no. 1542 (bottom image). I... More

Arriving in the harbor of Constantinople the steamer is soon surrounded with small boats. Chicken, fruit and porters are offered to passengers

Arriving in the harbor of Constantinople the steamer is soon surrounde...

Photographs show a small boat in the water, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1364 (top image) and no. 1365 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1365: Same as 1364.... More

Home of G. B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], the American Consul-General in Constantinople Along the Bosphorus.

Home of G. B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], the American Consul-General ...

Photographs show the home of G. B. Ravendael and a view of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1374(top image) and no. 1375 (bottom image). In album: Eu... More

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta]

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Men carrying coal in small b...

(Source similar image in album: LC-USZC4-14923) On page: no. 1574 (top image) and no. 1575 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [155]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyrig... More

Religion is not taken seriously by the upper classes of Roumania in spite of beautiful Orthodox churches A Roumanian soldier. The bayonet is unusually long in this army.

Religion is not taken seriously by the upper classes of Roumania in sp...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including an Orthodox church and a Romanian soldier. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1314 (top image) and no. 1315 (bottom image). In album: Europea... More

Bobbed hair has caught the youth of Roumania and jazz music was not far behind. Here is an aristocratic maid in peasant costume at a wayside resort in Roumania In Europe hotel porters are powerful friends or enemies. The kodak made friends with this czar at the palace hotel in Sinaia ; In the market place of Bucharest care is taken to weigh out articles sold.

Bobbed hair has caught the youth of Roumania and jazz music was not fa...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: Peasant woman and girl with baskets and upper class girl with woman next to railroad car; hotel porter in uniform at the Palace Hotel, Sinaia, and a man weighing ob... More

Turkish girls no longer run from cameras and picture takers no longer fear irate Turk husbands As in New York ferryboats play over the waters of Constantinople and peanut shells, fruit skins and crying babies decorate the decks.

Turkish girls no longer run from cameras and picture takers no longer ...

Photographs show pedestrians including women and a porter on the Galata Bridge and a ferryboat, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1398 (top image) and no. 1399 (bott... More

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Rooftops with dome of church? in background, Italy?]

[Men carrying coal in small boat, Malta] [Rooftops with dome of church...

(Source similar image in album: LC-USZC4-14923) On page: no. 1576 (left image) and no. 1577 (right image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [156]. Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyrig... More

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpenter collection

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpent...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including an oil well. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1304. Text under photo: Same as 1303. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [20]. Copyr... More

Roumanian embroidered dresses, N.G. A Roumanian school on an excursion to Sinaia.

Roumanian embroidered dresses, N.G. A Roumanian school on an excursion...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including boy standing in front of dresses hanging on lines and a group of school children walking down a road. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1325... More

Galata bridge most famous in the world is made of pontoons. From it one takes ferry boats to beauty spots on the shores of the Bosphorus where the rich and foreigners have their summer homes Two reactionaries still cling to the veil or carcaf, or were they thrown down in passing the white turbaned priest or Hoxha in the background?

Galata bridge most famous in the world is made of pontoons. From it on...

Photographs show boats at the Galata Bridge, and two women wearing çarşaf and face veils walking across bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1350 (top image) and ... More

Malta is a coaling station for ships going east to Constantinople and West to the Atlantic English battleships lying in the harbour of Malta. Frequently bursts of war flame in the east call forth these sea hounds for stern duty ; Coal passers on the coal barges which come out to fill up the ship's bunkers.

Malta is a coaling station for ships going east to Constantinople and ...

Photographs show coal barge pulling alongside a ship, British battleships in Malta harbor and men who bring the coal to the steamship, Malta. On page: no. 1504 (top image), no. 1505 (middle image) and no. 150... More

The rock on which the oracle priestess stood at Delphi to proclaim her utterances. Here came men rich and poor, Kings and generals for advice before embarking on new schemes and fields The lion of Chaeronea. A huge marble statue dug up in the fields of Chaeronea.

The rock on which the oracle priestess stood at Delphi to proclaim her...

Photographs show Sybil rock at Delphi, Greece and the Lion of Chaeronea statue which was erected by the Thebans in memory of their dead after the battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE). Negative series code stamped on ... More

Telephones are numerous and good service is rendered The caliph comes from prayer. The Selamlik is one of the interesting ceremonies of the city. Each Friday the caliph goes to prayer in a different mosque, the name of which is announced the day before.

Telephones are numerous and good service is rendered The caliph comes ...

Photographs show a telephone booth? with people and Caliph Abdülmecid walking with entourage of soldiers, officials and a brass band as women watch, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-... More

[People gathered on quay, Genoa, Italy] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy]

[People gathered on quay, Genoa, Italy] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy]

(Source: LC-USZC4-14941) On page: no. 1586 (top image) and no. 1587 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [160]. On page: "No legends". Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyri... More

Entering the Bosphorus our steamer was stopped for inspection and the last Allied officers passed us on. It was the end of their occupation The entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea. Steaming through this narrow opening, one wonders how long can a nation of Turks keep their throttle hold on the great Russian Empire.

Entering the Bosphorus our steamer was stopped for inspection and the ...

Photographs show the entrance to the Bosphorus, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1346 (top image) and no. 1347 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [45].... More

Landing at Constantinople requires a good nervous system. Porters, pirates and guides swarm aboard with passport and customs men and baggage with passengers and freight wade through the melee to the dock From the harbor Constantinople is a city of tall spires or minarets.

Landing at Constantinople requires a good nervous system. Porters, pir...

Photographs show crowds of men on a boat and a view of Istanbul from the Sea of Mamara, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1382 (top image) and no. 1383 (bottom image... More

Retouching the Parthenon (The American School etc. Prof. Hill) Italy, no legend.

Retouching the Parthenon (The American School etc. Prof. Hill) Italy, ...

Photographs show the Parthenon with scaffolding, Athens, Greece and a coastline in Italy. On page: no. 1490 (top image), and no. 1588 (bottom image), Text under image no. 1490: "Same as 1489." In album: Europ... More

Why call a taxi when you can be wheeled around in royal state in this victoria with the velvet robed driver for twenty cents an hour. Every one can be a prince or princess for an hour Type of Roumanian peasant girl. Upon her wedding day an olive twig must be held over her head by one of the men attendants and if once it is dropped, even during the dancing and feasting, bad luck will be her lot and the gaiety will be dispelled in a jiffy.

Why call a taxi when you can be wheeled around in royal state in this ...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including: a horse-drawn carriage driver in his carriage, Bucharest; and a young woman wearing a head scarf. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1265 ... More

Many of the mosques of Constantinople were formerly Christian churches. There is a belief among the Christians that when the old frescoes of Saint Sophia appear again through their coating of Turkish paint, the city will fall to Christian hands In the late afternoon the setting sun silhouettes these giant toothpicks or minarets against the eastern sky making the city from the sea fairyland of beauty.

Many of the mosques of Constantinople were formerly Christian churches...

Photographs show pedestrians on the Galata Bridge and boats on the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1396 (top image) and no. 1397 (bottom image). Text ... More

The Sultan goes to prayer. Crowds and flags for his reception The harbour of Malta bristles with guns and English forts and everywhere the Union Jack flies in the breeze.

The Sultan goes to prayer. Crowds and flags for his reception The harb...

Photographs show crowds and flags during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey and the harbor of Malta. On page: no. 1502 (top image) and no. 1503 (bottom image). In... More

Constantinople from the sea is one of the world's best sights Entering the Bosphorus from the Black Sea one notices bristling forts and black guns low on the brown hills of the shores.

Constantinople from the sea is one of the world's best sights Entering...

Photographs show view of Istanbul, Turkey from the Sea of Mamara and the Bosphorus at the entrance to the Black Sea. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1378 (top image) and no. 1379 (b... More

Sinaia hotel and fountain The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, gamble or see old American movies.

Sinaia hotel and fountain The casino at Sinaia where one may dance, ga...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a hotel with fountain and the Sinaia Casino. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1317 (top image) and no. 1318 (bottom image). Text under imag... More

Pireaus is the busy harbor for Athens Where passengers are brought ashore in small rowboats from the big liners in the harbour of Pireaus.

Pireaus is the busy harbor for Athens Where passengers are brought ash...

Photographs show boats and men in rowboats at a quay, Pireaus, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1475 (top image), and no. 1476 (bottom image), In album: European pict... More

A Roumanian beauty out for a stroll in Sinaia. Tall, dark with jet black hair and eyes, they account for the Roumanian man's distaste for work and desire for pleasure, which makes Bucharest famous as the "gay Paris of the East" "I do." Making out an application for a trip to the land of advertised golden bricks. A Roumanian emigrant at the American Consulate in Bucharest. Daily hundreds are turned away because of the oversubscribed quota.

A Roumanian beauty out for a stroll in Sinaia. Tall, dark with jet bla...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a young woman walking in a street, Bucharest and a Romanian man filling out an application to come to the United States. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C2... More

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corridor of the Parthenon.

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corri...

Photographs show the Parthenon at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1445 (top image), and no. 1446 (bottom image), In album: European pictures (1923 tr... More

Constantinople is a city of hills and steps and stairs Young Turkish girls are pretty with no paint but a black makeup under the eyes that sets off their dark orbs.

Constantinople is a city of hills and steps and stairs Young Turkish ...

Photographs show Camondo Stairs on Bankalar Caddesi in Galata and two young women wearing headscarves walking in street, Istanbul, Turkey. On page: no. 1494 (top image) and no. 1495 (bottom image). In album: E... More

Looking over at Asia from the garden of Mr. Ravendael's [i.e., Ravndal's]

Looking over at Asia from the garden of Mr. Ravendael's [i.e., Ravnda...

Photographs show a view of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1372 (top image) and no. 1373 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1373: Same as 1372. In... More

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

On page: no. 1584 (top image) and no. 1585 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [160]. On page: "No legends". Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyright by Carpenter's World T... More

Coal barges and the passers whose bodies are as black as night with coal dust Malta presents a white stone hill of buildings and forts with not an inch of shade from the hot eastern sun.

Coal barges and the passers whose bodies are as black as night with c...

Photographs show laborers on a coal barge with baskets, and a view of the coastline of Malta. On page: no. 1509 (top image) and no. 1510 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [134]. Negat... More

An Orthodox priest of Greece. This religion is worshiped by all Greeks and the priests have wide influence in the lives of people Orthodox priests must raise beards. They may be married before their ordination but once only in their lives.

An Orthodox priest of Greece. This religion is worshiped by all Greek...

Photographs show a three-quarters length portrait and a head-and-shoulders portrait of a Greek priest. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1461 (top image), and no. 1462 (bottom image),... More

Montenegrin guards at the Pera Palace Hotel in Constantinople Mr. Carpenter returning from the Selamlik invites an old Turk to ride. He says "All praise to Allah never in my life."

Montenegrin guards at the Pera Palace Hotel in Constantinople Mr. Carp...

Photographs show Montenegrin guards and others at the door of the Pera Palace Hotel and Frank Carpenter in an automobile, offering a ride to an elderly Turkish man, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamp... More

The ice cream peddler wears a fancy apron in the Stamboul Bazaar It looks easy but try it ; Entrance to the War Office in Constantinople. A gate the Turks are proud of.

The ice cream peddler wears a fancy apron in the Stamboul Bazaar It lo...

Photographs show an ice cream vendor walking in the street in a market, a street vendor with a basket on his back, and a gate marking the entrance to the War Office, now part of Istanbul University, Istanbul, ... More

Palaces in Bucharest are elaborate. This is the old home of the beloved Carmen Sylva or first Queen of Roumania An Orthodox church in Bucharest.

Palaces in Bucharest are elaborate. This is the old home of the belove...

Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1329 (top image) and no. 1330 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [34]. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels. Forms part of: ... More

Scene in a small Greek town Children of Greece. - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Scene in a small Greek town Children of Greece. - Frank G. Carpenter c...

Photographs show a street in a Greek town and children in front of a building with a sign in Greek, Greece. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1482 (top image), and no. 1483 (bottom imag... More

A country Greek - Frank G. Carpenter collection

A country Greek - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photographs show a Greek man standing in the street, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1453 (top image), and no. 1454 (bottom image), Text under image no. 1454: Same as 1453. ... More

Old forts built centuries ago to hold back the Turkish invasion In the terraced garden rising behind his home on the Bosphorus, the Honorable G.B. Ravendael [i.e., Ravndal], American Consul-General in Constantinople, points out the Giant's Hill (or Goliath's Hill??) over on the Asiatic side and in the shelter of it the huge tanks of Standard Oil Co.

Old forts built centuries ago to hold back the Turkish invasion In the...

Photographs show a palaces on the shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1370 (top image) and no. 1371 (bottom image). Text under image no. 1370:... More

One of the private rowers of the Caliph's gorgeous gold and white Caique ?? The automobile carrying Mr. Carpenter who raced the Caliph's yacht to the Selamlik.

One of the private rowers of the Caliph's gorgeous gold and white Cai...

Photographs show a rower wearing a fez and Frank Carpenter in a car with a driver, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1416 (top image), and no. 1417 (bottom image), ... More

This is destroyer 221 of the American fleet in Constantinople. These speedy boats are always ready for emergencies and in many cases have carried thousands of refugees from war stricken areas Mr. Carpenter enters the American Consulate in Constantinople.

This is destroyer 221 of the American fleet in Constantinople. These s...

Photographs show the USS Simpson (DD-221) which was part of the United States Naval Detachment in the eastern Mediterranean under the command of Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol; and Frank Carpenter outside the do... More

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