Turkish Women Relax, 1870

‘Turkish Women’ relax while smoking a waterpipe in studio by Pascal Sebah & Polycarpe Joaillier.  Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey 1870’s  

English Women in Constantinople, 1873

‘English women in Constantinople’ cabinet card photographed by Pascal Sébah.  Istanbul, Turkey 1873      

Cafe in Constantinople, 1847

‘Café in Constantinople’ by Alexandre Bida 1847   “This precise and carefully finished work reflects an unusual technique. Building up the entire area with ink and graphite over white chalk, Bida used a stylus to scratch a comprehensive network of Read More …

Coffee Seller, 1870

‘Coffee seller’ photographed by Abdullah Frères in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey 1870        

Turkish Delight, 19th Century

A Turkish threesome enjoying a smoke,  cdv (carte de visite) Studio portrait.  Constantinople,Turkey  1860-80    

Turkish family with Sheikh, 1870

‘Turkish family with Sheikh‘ smoke a waterpipe, Albumen print by the Abdullah Brothers in Istanbul, Turkey 1870    

Reclining Woman with Waterpipe, 1891

Reclining woman with waterpipe photographed by Sébah & Joaillier in Constantinople, Turkey 1891    

Happy 420, 1885

4:19       4:20       Happy 420 everyone!   Photographs – Girls pose in Turkish studio, Istanbul 1885

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