HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Istanbul’s Memory: Districts, Buildings, and Daily Life
Historical photographs tracing Istanbul’s changing urban fabric, from districts and daily life to schools and waterfronts.Inside this collection
Cities, places and album subjects
Istanbul: General Views and Institutions473 images ↗Beyazıt and Historic Bazaars47 images ↗Eminönü and Sirkeci58 images ↗People and Their Stories40 images ↗Sultanahmet and Topkapı Palace54 images ↗Aksaray, Topkapı and Yedikule28 images ↗Golden Horn and Eyüp29 images ↗Beyoğlu and Taksim48 images ↗Fatih and Saraçhane36 images ↗Galata and Karaköy69 images ↗Şişli and Harbiye37 images ↗Beşiktaş and Dolmabahçe37 images ↗Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi106 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores33 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu18 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı19 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa42 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
Catalogue date · 1926Darülelhan teachers, students and musicians
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Catalogue date · 1926Choir class and Edgar Manas at Darülelhan
41.0064, 28.9759
1927–1929An Istanbul classical music ensemble
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTelephone exchange in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOperators connecting calls at a telephone exchange
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTelephone exchange operator in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownNeighborhood post and telegraph office in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownPost and telegraph building in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownMail transport by ships and boats
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownMail transport by train
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOttoman postal workers
Location not yet established
Date unknownInterior of Istanbul Post Office
41.0144, 28.9739
Date unknownIstanbul Post Office
41.0144, 28.9739
Date unknownMail carried by Tatar couriers
Location not yet established
1950–1959Turkish Airlines aircraft over Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownPassengers boarding an aircraft at Yeşilköy Airport
40.9590, 28.8224
1950–1959Runway at Yeşilköy Airport
40.9590, 28.8224
1950–1959Exterior of Yeşilköy Airport
40.9590, 28.8224
Date unknownCentral garage of Istanbul Automobile Company
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownKadıköy–Fenerbahçe shared taxis
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownPassenger buses between Edirne and Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownBeyazıt tram line
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownAccident on the Edirnekapı–Bahçekapı tram line
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownŞişli–Karaköy tram line
41.0229, 28.9740