Victorian Turkish Baths Picture of the Month for December 2009
The Turkish Baths Building, Norfolk, Virginia
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Nothing is known about these Turkish baths except that, according to an unidentified local history, they were open in 1902 at No.55 Atlantic Street, Norfolk, Virginia, when William E King was the manager. As can be seen in the photograph, they were well provided with fire escapes.
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This postcard is from the collection of the Victorian Turkish Baths Project
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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