William Sachtleben with his bicycle on the north shore of the Gulf of İzmit and bext to the tracks of the Trans-Bosphorus Railway, Turkey, 1871

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben with his bicycle on the north shore of the Gulf of İzmit and bext to the tracks of the Trans-Bosphorus Railway, Turkey, 1871

Photographer

Allen, Thomas Gaskell

Date Created

April 4, 1891

Date

1891-04-04

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.
Photograph of William Sachtleben with his Humber bicycle on the north shore of the Gulf of İzmit next to the tracks of the Trans-Bosphorus Railway on the Constantinople-Ismit route. Thomas Allen's bicycle is on the left.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 668a
Text from negative sleeve: No. 3. April 4, 1891. On the pretty bay of Ismid, before reaching Ismid.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Location

Turley--Kocaeli İli

Longitude

40.880295

Latitude

29.240112

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bicycle touring -- Asia
İzmit, Gulf of (Turkey)
Railroad tracks -- Turkey
Bays -- Turkey