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| Accession Number | P01471.025 |
| 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. SAILORS FROM THE ROYAL NAVY GIVE AN OLD ARMENIAN MAN A DRINK OF WATER. THE ARMENIAN REFUGEES ON THE SHIP BEHIND THE SAILORS DANGLE JUGS AND BOTTLES OVER THE SIDE TRYING TO GET SOME WATER FROM THE SAILORS. (DONOR COMMANDER R.G. MIDDLETON)