Turkish Firemen - Constantinople
Turkish Firemen in Constantinople - Galata Tower with cresent moon flag flying atop. The gentleman on left is a fire lookout. The city was very prone to fires (which broke out regularly) due to wooden buildings and charcoal cooking fires, resulting in regular conflagrations
Picture No
10269696
Media ID
46555959
Size
4651px x 2987px
(3.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1905
