The U.S. Destroyer, USS Dyer (DD-84) in the Dardanelles, Turkey, after World War 1. The entire ship's conpany is posed on deck for photographers. The officers are seated in front, on deck, with the non-commissioned officers standing behind and the remaining company of sailors occupying the upper structures of the ship. The ship's captain, U.S. Navy Commander Fred H. Poteet is seated front and center in the row of seated officers. The relaxed movements of all aboard suggest they are waiting for a formal still photograph to be taken. The next scene shows Commander Poteet standing with six of the ship's officers. The rest of the ship's company has left their earlier places and are not seen. Closeups of Commander Poteet and each of his staff officers.
A Turkish marching band leads a parade of Turkish soldiers marching to honor visiting members of the American Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia (unseen) in 1919. The area is arid and dusty. Behind the band, a contingent of infantry is led by an officer on horseback. Behind them are mounted officers leading mounted cavalry. Sequence shifts to sweeping view of hilly and mountainous terrain. (Local elevation at the town of Sivas, in the valley, is over 4 thousand feet.)
Camera pans across Turkish officers of the 14th Army Corps assembled in Erzurum,to receive American Army Major General James G. Harbord, Head of a U.S. post-war Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia. The camera pan ends with members of a brass band and their instruments. Next, General Harbord is seen saluting as he walks past the assembled officers. He is accompanied by his staff officers and escorted by Turkish General Kazim Karabekir Pasha.
Members of the American Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, escorted by Turkish military hosts, sight-seeing in Erzurum. They stand in front of a Twin Minaret Madrasa (the Seljuk Çifte Minare medrese) dating to 1271. . The city of Erzurum is seen in background. Camera pans up the structure and its two flanking minarets.
American Army Major General James G. Harbord, Head of a U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, is greeted by welcoming committee upon the arrival of his train at a railroad yard in Armenia. He is seen conversing with two Armenian Apostolic Priests. They present him a document, which he views and then rolls up. Many other persons are present to greet the Harbord and members of his mission. Several wear the fez. A few U.S. soldiers are seen looking out the windows of the train. An Armenian officer steps forward to present a document to General Harbord.
Camera pans across an open area in front village buildings seen in the background, in Armenia. The film is being shot during visit of American Army Major General James G. Harbord, Head of a U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia. General Harbord and members of his staff, accompanied by two local civilians,walk across the area, after visiting an ancient Armenian stone church, seen in the background. They walk past two small children.