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A staged scene of Bulgarian exiles in Ottoman prison

A staged scene of Bulgarian exiles in Ottoman prison, © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National LibraryenlargeA staged scene of Bulgarian exiles in Ottoman prison, © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library

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Object:A staged scene of Bulgarian exiles in Ottoman prison
Description:Studio group portrait of four men. Two of them are wearing military uniforms, the other two are in rural clothes. None of them are wearing shoes. Three are barefoot and one is wearing socks. The four men are shackled together by neck chains. They are also wearing leg shackles. A man holding a sword and wearing a Turkish military uniform and a fez is standing to the right of the group.
Comment:Dimitar Todorov Donkov-Dimitroto (1855 - 1940) participated in the anti-Ottoman armed company of Hristo Botev. When the uprising was crushed, Dimitar Todorov Dimitroto was arrested and sentenced to death. The sentence was then commuted to life imprisonment. Prodan Tishkov, known as Chardafon Velikiy (1860 - 1906), was a Bulgarian volunteer in the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877 - 1878 and sergeant major in the East Rumelia militia in Golyamo Konare (now Saedinenie). He actively participated in the preparation and proclamation of the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885. After the unification he became a major at the cavalry. Ivan Atanasov-Arabadzhiev.
Relations:/o:vase.191
Date:Not before 1886
Location:Sofia
Country:Bulgaria
Type:Photograph
Creator:Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 111mm x 166mm
Image: 98mm x 140mm
Format:Cabinet
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing
550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names
710 Military Technology > 714 Uniform and Accouterment
660 Political Behavior > 669 Revolution
700 Armed Forces
720 War
Bibliography:Boev, Petar (1983): Fotografskoto izkustvo v Balgaria /1856 - 1944/. Sofia: DI "Septemvri", 225.
Copyright:Национална Библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий"
Archive:St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, Inv. No.: С ІІ 1975
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Anelia Kassabova
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