These amazing photos from a set of originally more than 200 negatives that were found by Wolfgang Wiggers.
“Unfortunately many of them were exposed to moisture during the last 114 years and are irretrievable lost. The amateur photographer certainly did not have the best camera, some pictures are only snapshots, but they still convey an interesting impression about an exotic journey at the very beginning of the 20th century.”
The family who made this trip started from Lohr am Main, a town in Germany, heading to Vienna, where they probably visited friends before they boarded the Orient Express Wien - Budapest - Belgrad - Sofia - Konstantinople. Part of the journey was made on a ship on the river Danube. In Turkey, they made a trip to Eskisehir.
“Unfortunately many of them were exposed to moisture during the last 114 years and are irretrievable lost. The amateur photographer certainly did not have the best camera, some pictures are only snapshots, but they still convey an interesting impression about an exotic journey at the very beginning of the 20th century.”
The family who made this trip started from Lohr am Main, a town in Germany, heading to Vienna, where they probably visited friends before they boarded the Orient Express Wien - Budapest - Belgrad - Sofia - Konstantinople. Part of the journey was made on a ship on the river Danube. In Turkey, they made a trip to Eskisehir.
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| Vienna. Austrian Parliament Building, 1903 |
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| Vienna. Before heading to Budapest (big expectations), 1903 |
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| Vienna. Before heading to Budapest (Preparations for a journey), 1903 |
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| Vienna. Early Morning on the Market, 1903 |
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| Vienna. Hofburg, 1903 |
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| Vienna. Plague Column, 1903 |
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| Budapest. Castle, 1903 |
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| Orient Express Budapest-Constantinople, 1903 |
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| Sofia, 1903 |
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| Sofia, 1903 |
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| In the Balkans |
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| The friendly conductor in the Balkans, 1903 |
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| River Danube. An uncomfortable bed, 1903 |
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| River Danube. Danube Pier, 1903 |
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| River Danube. Danube steamboating association captain, 1903 |
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| River Danube. Get on board, 1903 |
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| River Danube. Steam, 1903 |
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| Bucharest. Town in Romania (Probably Bucharest), 1903 |
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| Bucharest. Visit in Bucharest (The name of the family in Bucharest was probable Manke), 1903 |
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| Bucharest. Visit in Bucharest (The name of the family in Bucharest was probable Manke), 1903 |
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| Bucharest. Visit in Bucharest (The name of the family in Bucharest was probable Manke), 1903 |
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| Railway station Baziaș (leaving Romania), 1903 |
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| Constantinople, 1903 |
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| Constantinople, 1903 |
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| Constantinople, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Cemetery in Skutari (Üsküdar), 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Column of Constantine Porphyrogenitus, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Gate, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Hagia Sophia, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Monument on Taksim Square, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Pera (today Beyoğlu), 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Side Street in Stamboul (Stamboul referred to the central parts of Constantinople), 1903 |
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| Constantinople. Stray dogs, Istanbul's forgotten symbol, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. The Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm, 1903 |
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| Constantinople. The Well, 1903 |
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| Leaving Constantinople, 1903 |
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| Arrival in Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Goods of all kinds, Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Hard work (close to the railway Eskişehir-Konya), 1903 |
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| Hussein in Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Man in the surroundings of Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| On the outskirts of Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Order of Osmanieh, Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Prayer, Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Şerefe, Eskişehir, 1903 |
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| Woman with a simple box camera in her hand on Eskişehir's streets, 1903 |
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| A folding screen with a window, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Decorated corner, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Family portrait, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Grandparents, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Important conversations, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Savoir vivre, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Sunday in the park, Turkey, 1903 |
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| The senior, Turkey, 1903 |
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| The Turkish friend, Turkey, 1903 |
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| Back home, 1903 |
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