Smyrne Collection (page 2)

Izmir, Turkey - A Camel Caravan takes a rest Date: circa 1910s

Alevi Tomb - Izmir, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

Izmir, Turkey - Buca
Buca - a district of Izmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the main districts of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Date: 1920s

Ancient ruins, Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon (Bergama), Turkey
Members of what appear to be a football team pose amid the Ancient ruins of the Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon, now Bergama, Turkey. Date: 1923

A Street Shoe Repairer - Izmir, Turkey, specifically working on Babouches, a form of heelless slipper, typically in oriental style. Date: circa 1910

Izmir, Turkey - Customs Quay and a Panorama. Date: 1898

Izmir, Turkey - The Baths of Diana at night. Date: 1898

Turkey - Custom House, View of Izmir - Zeybeks Date: 1898

Izmir, Turkey - Tower - Jubilee of Sultan Abdulhamid II
Izmir, Turkey - Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee (25th Anniversary of the reign) of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Date: circa 1902

Izmir, Turkey - Ali Pacha Fountain in the Bazar. Date: circa 1910s

Theatre - Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Donkeys leading a Camel train. Date: circa 1906

Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee of Sultan Abdulhamid
Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee (25th Anniversary of the reign) of Sultan Abdulhamid II Date: circa 1901

Izmir, Turkey - The Ushshak Pasha Saddlecloth Bazaar. Date: circa 1909

Izmir, Turkey - Two young toddlers in Traditional costume Date: circa 1902

Camel Market - Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1909

Porters (Hamals) Cafe, Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1909

Turkish Cemetery at Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1910s

First day of the fire of Izmir, Turkey
View of the fires burning in Izmir on 13th September 1922. Much of the city was devastated, especially the Armenian and Greek areas

Camel Drivers - Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1910

Izmir, Turkey - The Summit of Kadifekale, looking from the Castle ruins out ver the city toward the Sea. Date: circa 1905

Near Ephesus - Turkey - Paved Street
The Caplio Roads - Izmir Efes (Smyrna) a paved street close to the site the site of Ephesus, Turkey Date: 1931

Izmir, Turkey - Idadie School (Ottoman Imperial School) Date: 1905

Passport Office and the Quayside - Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1900s

Izmir, Turkey - The Barracks Date: circa 1920s

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Caravan - Kemer Bridge
Izmir, Turkey - Camel Caravan and the Caravan Bridge. The Bridge over the Melez River is a modern structure on Greek and Roman foundations, now called the Kemer Koprusu or Caravan Bridge

Izmir, Turkey - Turkish Quarter at the foot of Mount Pagus (Kadifekale) - the hillside site of the martyrdom and burial place of St. Polycarp. Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Marine Boulevard Date: circa 1908

Izmir, Turkey - Turkish Troops riding through the town with a donkey baggage train, carrying everything from tents to spare light artillery carriage wheels! Date: circa 1910

Izmir, Turkey - The Suburb of Goztepe
A Panoramic view of the Izmir district of Goztepe from the Sea. Date: circa 1905

Izmir, Turkey - The Armenian Quarter - devastated by the Great Fire of 1922. Look at picture 10435127 to see the complete destruction of this view. Date: circa 1905

Turkish Zeibek warrior - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1905

Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece
Mytilene, Island of Lesbos, Greece, to which the Greek army, had fled in twenty Greek ships after the Turkish Army retook possession of Izmir on 9 September 1922. Date: 1922

Izmir, Turkey - Clock Tower of Saint Photinie
The clock tower of the church of St. Photinie at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. St. Photinie was the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well mentioned in St. Johns Gospel (Chap. IV)

Suburb of Caratach, Izmir, Turkey
The suburb of Caratach, Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1908

Izmir, Turkey - Activity on the quayside
Busy activity at the port of Smyrne (Smyrna, modern Izmir), Turkey Date: 1905

The Quay - Izmir, Turkey
The Pathe Cinema with its emblem of a Cock. The building next the cinema is the Kramer Theatre - at Izmir, Turkey. circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (7 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (8 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (9 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (6 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (3 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915. Date: 1911

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (2 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (5 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (4 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (1 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Railway Station at Izmir, Turkey
The tracks of the Railway Station complax at Punta, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Turkish woman from Smyrna (Izmir) clutching an umbrella

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