| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P01471.022 |
| 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 REFUGEES, MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, GATHERED AT THE BARRIER ON THE WHARF MANNED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY. A SAILOR ARMED WITH A CUTLASS STANDS GUARD. (DONOR COMMANDER R.G. MIDDLETON)