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The Terrible Turk

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Costume -- Regional -- Turkish

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The Terrible Turk

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Title
The Terrible Turk
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Regional -- Turkish

Topics
Turbans -- Turkey
Mustaches
Turks -- Clothing & dress
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Turkey
costumes -- Turkish
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Typed on border: "The Terrible Turk, lost on La Burgoyne of the French Line about July 1898. The gold coins he had won in America were in belts around his waist. The weight of them was so heavy he could not swim."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17128246
Barcode: 33333159285838
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f95e1a0-c54d-012f-7bbc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The Terrible Turk" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3de0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The Terrible Turk" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3de0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. The Terrible Turk Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3de0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3de0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The Terrible Turk|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The Terrible Turk