Title

St. Sophia, once Christian Cathedral of Byzantium, now Mohammedan Mosque, Constantinople

Creator

Keystone View Company
Underwood and Underwood

Files

Creator Role

manufacturer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of men leading donkeys along a road. Several other men walk along the street and the sidewalk. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (or the Blue Mosque), which was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during Ahmed I's reign, stands in the background. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reverse documentary information appears.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n. d.

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: Keystone View Company / Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood / Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers recto, vertical right: Meadville, PA., New York, N.Y., / Chicago, Ill., London, England. recto, center: 210 recto, bottom right: V7181 T St. Sophia, once Christian Cathedral of Byzan- / tium, now Mohammedan Mosque, Constantinople verso, top left: V7181 / ST. SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY verso, bottom right: Copyright by The Keystone View Company

Subjects

Islam; Mosques--Turkey

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6571

Digital ID

FVW_06571

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.