Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and daily life and culture. The prints were sold as souvenirs and often collected in albums or framed for display.
After travelling to Belgium, Norway and Scotland we arrive today to Turkey. These photos refer to Constantinople because they were taken before the city was renamed in 1930.
Constantinople was the imperial capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire, the Latin Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe’s largest and wealthiest city.
It was officially renamed to its modern Turkish name Istanbul in 1930 with the Turkish Postal Service Law, as part of Atatürk’s national reforms. This name in turn derives from the Greek and Slavic colloquial name Stambol.
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Fotocromos de Turquía de 1890 a 1900 [The Big Photo]…
Al igual que las postales, los fotocromos empleaban una temática asociada a los viajeros, incluyendo paisajes, arquitecturas, escenas callejeras y de la vida diaria y cultura. Las impresiones se vendían como souvenir y, a menudo, se recogían en á……
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