Samsun, Turkey - Imperial Ottoman Bank Building
Samsun, Turkey - Imperial Ottoman Bank Building. Capital of Samsun Province and important Port. Former Greek colony (BC). Captured by Seljuks in 1200. A Genoese trading post - taken by Ottomans in 15th century. Important trade centre - specialising in tobacco, booming after the arrival of the railway in the late 19th century
Picture No
11038057
Media ID
46719326
Size
5417px x 3387px
(5.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1909
