Queer features of life as it passes in this busy world of ours : romances from the harem which are stranger than fiction

Portrait of a Bulgarian woman known as "Pearl of Light," who was a favorite of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Accompanies a sensationalized story of a romance between "Pearl of Light" and a Spaniard named Carlos.

Publication date: 1898-02-13

Size: 16 x 11.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Harems--Turkey--Istanbul--1890-1900
• Women--Turkey--Istanbul--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Portrait drawings

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 13, 1898), Part 5, p. 41

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg