United States Atlantic ship sailors and officers celebrate Christmas and ride camel in Constantinople, Turkey. Vice Admiral A T Long rides on camel and holds its harness. Santa Claus waves on a boat. Sailors and officers around Christmas tree on the dock. People board on the boat. Two dignitaries stand and talk. People board on boat. Admiral and sailors ride on camels.
United States Atlantic ship officer and sailor navigate and attend to passengers in Constantinople, Turkey. An officer observes through a sextant and a sailor notes the readings. People stand on the ship. Children carry baggage. Man offers cigarette to an old man and then to others. Turkish band plays on the ground. Band members and bagpipers.
United States Atlantic submarine chaser Bainbridge saves 482 passengers and crew of hospital ship Vinh-Long near Marmora in Paros, Greece. Smoke comes out of the ship. USS Bainbridge (DD-246) approaches the burning ship Vinh-Long. Smoke on ship. Passengers on ship brought to Constantinople, Turkey. Passengers stand on the ship as they dock in Constantinople.
Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol at United States embassy in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, other officials, sailors, and women pose for a group photograph at United States Embassy. The Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol in Istanbul. United States sailors visit a city in Turkey. They visit marketplaces and see street vendors. Shop keepers stand at the shops. Street vendor carries goods basket on his head.
Views from shipboard of the Bosphorus strait in vicinity of Constantinople, taken in 1919, by the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia. Small boats seen in the water. American military officers seen inspecting mounds of harvested grain in a field. They mingle with farmers and walk amongst the mounds of grain. Buildings of nearby village are seen in background. A minaret is also seen in background of another shot. Panning shots across fields of hillside in distance, show two mosques among other structures. Several substantial buildings are seen in valley at base of mountain.
Allied war ship entering the Dardanelles immediately after end of World War 1. Views of the Fort of Sedul-Bahr which had been pounded by British long range guns. French General Louis Franchet D'Esperey landing at shore and reviewing formation of Turkish troops at Constantinople. The Turkish battleship, Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly German SMS Goeben) tied up at a dock. She displays the Turkish flag.