While searching for a picture of the old Galata bridge, I discovered a wonderful site with many Ottoman-era photos of Istanbul.
Be sure to linger over Maggie Land Blanck's photos, new and old. She collects antique images of the city, and you will see the over-burdened porters Seal mentions, plus fezzes, wooden houses, turbans, and one of the English air-raids noted in Irfan Orga's memoirs.
You'll find Ms. Blanck's contact information at the Azarians' main page, and as a courtesy please ask her permission before you download and reproduce any of her images.
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