Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits, People
The photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The men are photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of an oriel window (Mashrabiya). Title from recto, date devised. The photograph is signed and numbered on the negative: J. P. Sebah, 288. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446749 BIB-ID: 2537219 Show less
Rites and ceremonies--People, Rites and ceremonies--People--Photographs
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (5353) on the negative. Title and number from the 1896 catalog "5353 - Персия.... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (5353) on the negative. Title and number from the 1896 catalog "5353 - Персия. Тегеранъ. Ишикъ-Аббас-Баши, церемонийм - 426". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0035-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26319962 BIB-ID: 2811420 Show less
Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (115) and signed on the negative. Number in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693563 BIB-ID: 2523806 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by Libray staff. The photograph is captioned and numbered (626) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694853 BIB-ID: 2523856 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The French word coureur means in fact runner. The man photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of a backdrop recreating an Egyptian landscape. Title devised by Library staff, date from item.The photograph is signed, captioned and numbered (862) in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0073 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694841 BIB-ID: 2523854 Show less
Women, Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by... Show moreThe photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (785). Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0074 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694385 BIB-ID: 2523837 Show less
Canals--Design and construction, Canals--Egypt--Suez--Design and construction--Photographs
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (227), signed ("H. Arnoux Port Said") and titled in the negative. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (227), signed ("H. Arnoux Port Said") and titled in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0088 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24469609 BIB-ID: 2537280 Show less
The photograph shows the Sweet Waters of Europe, a favorite summer retreat near Constantinople. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe photograph shows the Sweet Waters of Europe, a favorite summer retreat near Constantinople. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (18171) and signed (P.Z.) on the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0182 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24485792 BIB-ID: 2537373 Show less
Yıldız Sarayı (Istanbul, Turkey), Mosques, Mosques--Turkey--Istanbul, Rites and ceremonies, Rites and ceremonies--Turkey--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph shows the Selamlik ceremony, the weekly procession of the Sultan from his apartments in the Yıldız Palce to the Yıldız Hamidiye... Show moreThe photograph shows the Selamlik ceremony, the weekly procession of the Sultan from his apartments in the Yıldız Palce to the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque for his Friday prayers. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (18572) and signed (P.Z.) on the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0178 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24485445 BIB-ID: 2537369 Show less
Women--Social life and customs, Women--Turkey--Social life and customs, Harems, Harems--Turkey
The photograph shows Ottoman guards and the Imperial Harem at the Sweet Waters of Europe or Kiathane. During spring the Sultan used to authorize... Show moreThe photograph shows Ottoman guards and the Imperial Harem at the Sweet Waters of Europe or Kiathane. During spring the Sultan used to authorize these outings that were very popular among the Ottoman and Europen elites in Istanbul. The photographs is signed, numbered (998) and titled in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24466967 BIB-ID: 2537234 The Abdullah Fréres studio opened in Istanbul in 1856. The Armenian brothers became official royal photographers in 1863 and in 1866, at the invitation of the Khedive of Egypt, they opened a branch in Cairo that was closed in 1895. At the end of 1900 they sold the Istanbul studio to Sébah and Joaillier. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24467133 BIB-ID: 2537235 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24467133 BIB-ID: 2537235 Show less
Harbors, Harbors--Photographs, Boats and boating, Boats and boating--Photographs, Navigation
The photograph shows boats on the bankside. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed ("H. Arnoux Port Said") and titled ... Show moreThe photograph shows boats on the bankside. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed ("H. Arnoux Port Said") and titled (not visible because faded out) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0086 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24469580 BIB-ID: 2537278 Show less
Bedouins, Bedouins--Portraits, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Africa, North--Portraits, People
The photograph shows a group of Bedouins in traditional clothes sitting under a tent. Title from recto, date devised. Photographer unidentified. Main... Show moreThe photograph shows a group of Bedouins in traditional clothes sitting under a tent. Title from recto, date devised. Photographer unidentified. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0039 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446762 BIB-ID: 2537221 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Egypt, Women, Women--Portraits
The photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (416). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093750 BIB-ID: 2537242 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits
The photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered 1122 and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093804 BIB-ID: 2537244 Show less
Orientalism, Orientalism--Portraits, Women, Women--Middle East--Portraits, Street-food vendors--Game and game-birds
Title from item, date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24746010 BIB-ID: 2655805 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24746010 BIB-ID: 2655805 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel--Pictorial works
Collection of watercolor photogravures by Charles Gillot after photographs of various international nineteenth-century photographers. Images are... Show moreCollection of watercolor photogravures by Charles Gillot after photographs of various international nineteenth-century photographers. Images are related to customs and costumes of specific regions of the world. Areas depicted include Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Much on the Middle and the Far East. Topics include architectures, sceneries, peoples posing for studio pictures in traditional costumes and landscapes. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Bond grouping of booklets, each one coming with 7 to 10 titled, described and numbered plates. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.13654 2-D Graphic vol. 2 (plates CXCIII-CCCLXXXIV) Item-ID: i24878492 BIB-ID: 1007893 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel--Pictorial works
Collection of watercolor photogravures by Charles Gillot after photographs of various international nineteenth-century photographers. Images are... Show moreCollection of watercolor photogravures by Charles Gillot after photographs of various international nineteenth-century photographers. Images are related to customs and costumes of specific regions of the world. Areas depicted include Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Much on the Middle and the Far East. Topics include architectures, sceneries, peoples posing for studio pictures in traditional costumes and landscapes. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Bond grouping of booklets, each one coming with 7 to 10 titled, described and numbered plates. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.13654 2-D Graphic vol. 3 (plates CCCLXXXV-DC) Item-ID: i24878509 BIB-ID: 1007893 Show less