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Antique cabinet large photo of a family, Foto Venüs, H. İzmirliyan, Istanbul, 1930-40’s Size: 23 x 17.3 cm. (9 x 6.8 inches) Size with cardboard: 30.8 x 26.7 cm. (12.1 x 10.5 inches) Condition: cardboard cut off to upper edge; upper right corner is missing; edges worn, chipped, with a small tear; Some small scratches to photo. The well-known photography studio Foto Venüs in the Kadıköy district, on the Asian side of Istanbul. H. İzmirliyan was the owner or manager of the photography studio Foto Venüs in Kadıköy during 1900-1950. His name appears on the company's mats and the backs of photographs from around the 1930s and 1940s. The studio was one of Kadıköy's well-known commercial photography studios and specialized in: portrait photography; family photos; official and commemorative photographs. The surname İzmirliyan is a typical Armenian surname. Combined with the history of Armenian photo studios in Constantinople, it can be concluded with a high degree of probability that H. İzmirliyan belonged to the Armenian community in Istanbul, although a detailed biography has not yet been published. - Antique cabinet large photo of a family, Foto Venüs, H. İzmirliyan, Istanbul, 1930-40’s