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| Accession Number | P01471.019 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SMYRNA (IZMIR), TURKEY. 1922. AN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FORCE FROM BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY AND THE ...
Description
SMYRNA (IZMIR), TURKEY. 1922. AN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FORCE FROM BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES WAS SENT TO THE PORT CITY OF SMYRNA TO ASSIST ARMENIAN REFUGEES ESCAPE FROM TURKEY AND RESETTLE ON THE ISLAND OF MITYLENE (MITILINI) IN THE AEGEAN SEA. ARMENIAN WOMEN WITH THEIR POSSESSIONS HAVE BEEN LET THROUGH THE TURKISH BARRIER ON THE WHARF WHILE ARMENIAN MEN OF MILITARY AGE HAVE BEEN SEPARATED AND ARE HELD UNDER TURKISH GUARD. (DONOR COMMANDER R.G. MIDDLETON)