http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt038nd8h9 No online items INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE DE GIGORD COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, 1852-1950 Finding aid prepared by Paul Arenson. INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE DE GIGORD 96.R.14 1 COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE REPUBLIC O... Descriptive Summary Title: Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey Date (inclusive): 1852-1950 Number: 96.R.14 Creator/Collector: Gigord, Pierre de Physical Description: 72.0 linear feet Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390 Abstract: Over 6,000 photographs collected by Pierre de Gigord document the Ottoman Empire and its transformation into the Republic of Turkey, ca. 1852-1950. Included are pamphlets and offprints regarding photography in the Ottoman Empire. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in English Biographical/Historical Note Pierre de Gigord, a French business man who has lived and worked in Asia, assembled his photograph collection over a period of more than 12 years. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. The collection is partially cataloged. Publication Rights Contact Library Reproductions and Permissions . Preferred Citation Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 96.R.14. Acquisition Information Acquired from Pierre de Gigord, 1995-1996. A supplement of 53 photographs, including 16 cartes-de-visite and 12 views of Istanbul by James Robertson, was received as a donation from Gigord in late 1996. Scope and Content of Collection Over 6,000 photographic images form a visual archive of the Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey, ca. 1831-1950. The collection focuses on cultural and urban images, mainly of Istanbul, but also of other cities and towns in Turkey, with a few images from Egypt, Greece, and India. The collection is supported by pamphlets and offprints regarding photography in the Ottoman Empire. The collection comprises photographic images in various sizes and formats, including cartes-de-visites, cabinet cards, stereographs, glass plates, and panoramas. Many photographic prints are mounted in albums, others are on loose pages. Photographic techniques include albumens, autochromes, collotypes, ferrotypes, opaltypes, salted paper prints, as well as gelatin silver prints. Photographers include Ali Sami, Hamdi Bey, A. Svoboda, Sébah & Joaillier, Pascal Sébah, Amadeo Preziosi, Abdulluh frères, Apollon (Firm), the Scottish photographer James Robertson, Pierre Trémaux, Ernest de Caranza, the archaologist Jules Delbert, A. de Moustier, and Ferrier, among others. Note: Collection is cataloged at the item level through most of Series II, through half of Box 81*. Series III-XI are partially and minimally cataloged. Arrangement note The collection is arranged in 11 series, by lot numbers (and size) as received from Gigord: Series I. Albums, large format, 1852-1920Series II. Photographs on loose mounts, ca. 1870-1920Series III. Albums, various formats, 1880-1935Series IV. Panoramas, 1854-1890Series V. Pièces particulières (individual items), 1854-1929Series VI. Cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite, 1860-1940Series VII. Glass plates, 1850s-1915Series VIII. Stereographs, 1850s-1910Series IX. Miscellaneous collections, 1890-1950Series X. DocumentationSeries XI. Supplement, ca. 1865-1900 INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE DE GIGORD 96.R.14 2 COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE REPUBLIC O... Subjects - Corporate Bodies Ayasofya Müzesi Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey) Subjects - Topics Architecture, Bysantine--Turkey--Istanbul Architecture, Islamic--Turkey Architecture--Egypt Architecture--India Architecture--Turkey Cities and towns--Egypt Cities and towns--Turkey Men--portraits Mosques--India Mosques--Turkey Railroads--Turkey--Buildings and structures Tobacco industry--History--Turkey Veils Women--portraits Subjects - Places Bombay (India) Bosporus (Turkey) Ephesus (Extinct city) Hierapolis (Turkey : Extinct city) Istanbul (Turkey) Izmar (Turkey) Laodicea ad Lycum (Extinct city) Genres and Forms of Material Albumen prints Autochromes Cabinet cards Cartes-de-visite Dry collodion negatives Gelatin silver prints Panoramas Photographic prints Photographs, Original Photolithographs Salted paper prints Stereographs Contributors Abdullah frères Ali Sami, 1866-1936 Apollon (Firm) Berggren, G. (Guillaume), 1835-1920 Caranza , Ernest de Delbet, Jules Ferrier, Claude Marie, 1811-1889 Goupil & Cie INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE DE GIGORD 96.R.14 3 COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE REPUBLIC O... Kargopoulo, Basil Lékégian, G. Léon & Levy (Firm) Moustier, A. de Photoglob Co. Preziosi, Amadeo, 1816-1882 Robertson, James, 1813-1888 Sebah & Joaillier Svoboda, A. (Alex) Sébah, J. Pascal Trémaux, P. (Pierre) Series I. Albums, large format, 1852-1920. Physical Description: 40 albums Scope and Content Note Albums contain between 10 and 137 photographs. Most hold images of Turkey, and of Istanbul in particular. Two albums document railroad construction in the region. Arranged by lot number and size, Lots -. Individual photographs are identified by lot number, volume number if the lot consists of more than one album (V), and folio (F), i.e., page number. Folio recto and verso are designated with a and b respectively. Box 1 Lot A1 Caranza, Ernest de. Photographies Constantinople, 1852. Physical Description: 12.0 photographic prints1 album : salted paper; 34.5 x 48 cm. Scope and Content Note Album notes: Detached brown skin boards embossed in gold; leaves disbound and loose, in fragile condition. On verso of front cover, stamped notes read "Discarded" and "Tercüman Gazetesi Kitapliği". Box 1 A1.F01 Caranza, Ernest de. Fontaine à Eiaub, 1852. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper print ; 21 x 17 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Fountains; Eyüp (Istanbul, Turkey)Published in: PG, p. 66 Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 01 Box 1 A1.F02 Caranza, Ernest de. Coteau du Maggiar (Péra), [1852]. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper print ; 16 x 22.5 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Landscape; Dwellings; Cities and towns; Beyoğlu (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 02 Box 1 A1.F03 Caranza, Ernest de. Maisons turques au petit champ des morts (Péra), 1852. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper print; 17 x 22.5 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Dwellings; Beyoğlu (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 03 INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE DE GIGORD 96.R.14 4 COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE REPUBLIC O... Series I.Albums, large format, 1852-1920. Box 1 A1.F04 Caranza, Ernest de. Fontaine de Ste. Sophie (Constantinople), 1852. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 17 x 22 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Fountains; Ayasofya Müzesi; Ayasofya Şadırvanı (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note [Saint Sophia, Sainte Sophie, Hagia Sophia, Haghia Sophia] In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 04 Box 1 A1.F05 Caranza, Ernest de. Rue à Eioub, [1852]. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 16 x 22.3 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Streets; Mausoleums [?]; Gates; Domes; Eyüp (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 05 Box 1 A1.F06 Caranza, Ernest de. Tombeau du Sultan Suleyman (Constantinople), 1852. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 16.5 x 22 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Mausoleums; Sultan Süleyman Türbesi (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note Tomb of Sultan Suleyman In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 06 Box 1 A1.F07 Caranza, Ernest de. Quartier d'Aga Djami (Péra) et coteau de Latavola [?], [1852]. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 16.5 x 22 mm. on mount 34 x 46 cm. Landscape; Dwellings; Cities and towns; Beyoğlu (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 07 Box 1 A1.F08 Caranza, Ernest de. Constantinople: Arsenal Kassim Pacha, [1852]. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : salted paper; 17 x 22.2 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Arsenals; Landscape; Cities and towns; Dwellings; Kasımpaşa (Istanbul, Turkey); Bosporus (Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 08 Box 1 A1.F09 Caranza, Ernest de. Coté S. O. de la Mosquée de Sultan Suleyman (Constantinople), 1852. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 17 x 22.5 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Mosques; Süleymaniye Camii (Istanbul, Turkey) Scope and Content Note Côté sud-ouest de la Mosquée de Sultan Suleyman = Southwest corner of Süleymaniye Mosque In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 09 Box 1 A1.F10 Caranza, Ernest de. Arnäaut Keuie (Bosphore), [1852]. Physical Description: 1 photographic print: salted paper; 17 x 22.2 cm., on mount 34 x 46 cm. Landscape; Cities and towns; Arnavutköy (Istanbul, Turkey); Bosporus (Turkey) Scope and Content Note In album: Photographies: Constantinople, folio: 10 Box 1 A1.F11 Caranza, Ernest de. Porte principale du palais impérial de Dolma baktché, [1852].