Salonica Collection (page 8)

Decoration on the Railway Terminus, Thessaloniki
Decoration on the Railway Terminus Arch (of the Constantinople-Salonika Railway), Thessaloniki - on the occasion of a visit by the Turkish Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V Reshad in 1912 (see: 10280128)

WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops guard Austrian Consulate
WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops of the International Expeditionary Force guard the Austrian Consulate. Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a pallet
Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a wooden pallet Date: circa 1908

Thessaloniki, Greece - Kavass and The White Tower
Thessaloniki, Greece - A Uniformed Consular Kavass (Cavass) - a Turkish name for an armed police-officer - and a view of The White Tower. Date: circa 1899

Thessaloniki, Greece - Porters Loading up Date: circa 1904

Thessaloniki, Greece - Inauguration of the Ottoman Bank. Date: circa 1895

Thessaloniki, Greece - Hirsch Hospital - Temporary Hospital
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Hirsch Hospital - Temporary Hospital No.14 Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel
WW1-era - Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel. Date: 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Photographer, just about to take portrait shot of a group of European soldiers, part of the International Expeditionary Force stationed at Thessaloniki during WW1 to support

Thessaloniki, Greece - General Panoramic View
A very early picture postcard depiction of Thessaloniki, Greece - General Panoramic View. Date: circa 1898

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bulgarian Group in traditional costume. Date: circa 1905

Thessaloniki, Greece - Waiter at a Jewish Cafe Date: circa 1905

Thessaloniki, Greece, Macedonian women - traditional costume
Thessaloniki, Greece - Five Macedonian women in traditional costume. Date: circa 1901

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Ottoman Artillery Regiment - Gun team at the Second Position. Date: circa 1902

Thessaloniki, Greece - Firemen. Date: circa 1905

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Refugee District
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The Refugee District. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936) - eminent Greek leader of Greek national liberation movement and a charismatic statesman of the early 20th century

Thessaloniki, Greece - Great Vardar Street (Grande Rue de Vardar) Date: circa 1910

Thessaloniki, Greece - White Tower and View from Sea Date: circa 1898

Thessaloniki, Greece - Young Paperboys. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Panorama from the sea. Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Circumcision ceremony - Young Turks. Date: circa 1899

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The Post Office Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Choir Boys of St. Georges Church
Thessaloniki, Greece - The Choir Boys of the Rotunda. The Rotunda is also known as the Church of Agios Georgios or (in English) the Rotunda of St. George. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Heptapyrgion (Citadel)
Thessaloniki, Greece - Old Thessaloniki, old City Walls and Heptapyrgion (Citadel) Date: circa 1910

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Marble Staircase on the harbour wall - Place de la Liberte Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Harbour Customs - checking recently-arrived large wooden packing cases on railway wagons. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Grande Rue Egnatia. Part of the Via Egnatia, a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, which crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thrace

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Attalidon Street with aircraft flying overhead. Date: circa 1916

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - French Farman Aircraft Squadron
French Farman Aircraft Squadron at Thessaloniki, Greece (do look at: 10818253, which shows these aircraft being delivered, in crates)

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Harbour from The White Tower
Thessaloniki, Greece - The Harbour as seen from atop The White Tower. Date: circa 1920

Thessaloniki, Greece, Greek Volunteers leave for Sedd el Bar
Thessaloniki, Greece - Greek Volunteers leave for Sedd el Bahr (Seddulbahir) a village in the district of Eceabat, Canakkale Province, located at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey

Thessaloniki, Greece - Place de la Liberte (Liberty Square) and the harbour quayside. Date: circa 1899

Thessaloniki, Greece - Family in Traditional local costume. Note the lad on the left who is pointing the prop gun at (possibly) his brother! Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Itinerant Street Musicians. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Refugees in the Vardar Quarter Date: circa 1917

Thessaloniki, Greece - Entrance to White Tower, including signage mentioning a Restaurant in French, placing this at the time of French (and multi-national) occupation of Thessaloniki during WW1

Thessaloniki, Greece - Remains of German Zeppelin LZ85
Thessaloniki, Greece - A large crowd examines the remains of the German Zeppelin LZ85, brought down over Thessaloniki, Greece (Salonica)

Thessaloniki, Greece - Albanians in traditional costume. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Turkish Quarter, old city walls and hillside houses. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Turkish Cemetery Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Clocktower in the Prefecture Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Milk Seller. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Cafe behind the Ramparts - Old City Citadel on the hilltop. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Rue Egnatia. Part of the Via Egnatia, a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, which crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thrace

Thessaloniki, Greece - Keupreli
Thessaloniki, Greece - Keuperli (Koperli, Koprili). An outdoor market. This district was named after Mahomet Kuperli (or Kupruli), a 17th century Ottoman Grand Vizier. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Toumba Hills and (dry) River Vardar
Thessaloniki, Greece - Toumba District and a bridge crossing the (dried up!) River Vardar. Toumba stands for mounds covering Bronze and early Iron Age settlements

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Music in the French Camp Date: circa 1917

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