The_chief_Eunuch_of_the_Caliph._Formerly_this_man_was_the_most_dangerous_in_the_Kingdom_and_could_order_the_execution_of_the_unfaithful_or_jealous_wives._To-day_his_job_is_less_important_as_the_wives_LCCN2011649924.jpg
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The chief Eunuch of the Caliph. Formerly this man was the most dangerous in the Kingdom and could order the execution of the unfaithful or jealous wives. To-day his job is less important as the wives of the Sultan are fewer
Abstract: Photographs show a head-and-shoulders portrait of the chief eunuch wearing a fez and Caliph Abdülmecid getting into his boat as crowds watch, Istanbul, Turkey. Physical description: 2 photographic prints (1 page) : gelatin silver. Notes: On page: no. 1418 (top image), and no. 1419 (bottom image),; Title from item.; In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [80].; Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).; Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.; Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. |
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