Karacaahmet Cemetery in Constantinople, Turkey

Description
Turkish Islamic women stand and sit in the Karacaahmet Cemetery [Karacaahmet Mezarlığı] in Constantinople, Turkey. One woman sits on the surrounding rock wall and holds a toddler on her lap. The engraved gravestones are mostly leaning and stand among trees. Printed in handwritten white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "N. 255. Cimetiére turc a Şculari. Şébah & Joaillier."
Note
No date; possibly 1870sDigitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Contributors
Photographer: Sebah & Joaillier
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 27 cm
Genre
Albumen prints
Group portraits
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection
Publisher
Sebah & Joaillier
Subject (Topical)
Islamic cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Women
Turkish
Turks
Children
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections