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image of street signs for Haberland Strasse
A portrait of Sultan Abdulmecid
A 1776 post card map of Boston which shows Dorchester Heights in relation to the rest of Boston. The commanding view atop three hills that the Continental Army had across the harbor pressured the British to evacuate. Cannons from Fort Ticonderoga…
A western painting on the perceived "Oriental" Turkish bath represents the type of international image the Republic sought to avoid.
Image of window design
Image of window design
Fatıh Mosque, Istanbul, begun mid-fiteenth century by Sultan Mehmet II.
Fatıh Mosque, Istanbul, begun mid-fiteenth century by Sultan Mehmet II.
This “Home Town” exhibit features an unknown figure that Wen-ti Tsen affectionately refers to only as “the Laundryman.” To Tsen, the Laundryman is a representation of the Chinese immigrant work ethic.
An 1854 panoramic photograph of the Port of Istanbul from the Galata Tower