SIBA

Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities


TEI SOURCE TEI version

Beer drinkers at a banquet table

Description:Group portrait of twenty men of various ages posing behind a banquet table, cheering. They are dressed for a festive occasion, mostly in suits and ties; two have a flower in their buttonholes. They are all either holding a glass of beer in their hands or have a glass on the table in front of them. The table is covered with a white cloth and set with meze dishes and bread, bottles of wine and water, and a few wine glasses. The men sitting on the left of the table have moved to stand behind their colleagues on the right side. The man standing in the centre in a striped shirt and bow tie is swinging his beer glass high in the air and smiling.
Comment:The relatively minor difference in age, the exlusively male character of the group and the men’s similar outfits suggest that they are work colleagues, possibly state officials. The man in the white jacket on the left and the person next to him without a jacket are probably restaurant employees.
Date:1929
Location:Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Type:Photograph
Creator:unknown
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:460 Labor > 461 Labor and Leisure
460 Labor > 462 Division of Labor by Gender
510 Living Standards and Routines > 517 Leisure Time Activities
510 Living Standards and Routines > 516 Postures
270 Drink, Drugs, and Indulgence > 273 Alcoholic Beverages
270 Drink, Drugs, and Indulgence > 275 Drinking Establishments
260 Food Consumption
Copyright:Cengiz Kahraman, Istanbul
Archive:Cengiz Kahraman, Istanbul, Inv. No.: BIRA HATIRASI - YEMEK SOFRASI - 1929
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
Editor:Nataša Mišković, Yorick Tanner, Cengiz Kahraman
Permalink:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.1136