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Reception and party given for U.S. General Harbord and staff at Erzurum, Turkey. September 25, 1919.
Members of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, stroll about grounds where tents are set up at a reception and party for them at Erzurum, Turkey. Women are seen seated on the ground near a large tent. Turkish soldiers of the 14th Corps assemble on bleachers near a space set out for a football (soccer) match. Players seen running on the pitch. Two wrestlers demonstrate their skills. A Lazi Dancer from the Trabzon district dances, accompanied by Turkish muscians. A group of dancers performs.
City scenes of Yerevan, Armenia, during visit of U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, in 1919
A typical street scene in the city of Yerevan, Capital of Armenia, photographed by member of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, during their visit in 1919. Members of the Military Mission with their automobile on a city street. The Armenian Prime Minister with his second cabinet of the First Republic of Armenia, pose for the Mission photographer,in a garden, on October 1, 1919. Seated in front, left to right, are: Avetik Sahakyan (Sahakian) Minister of Agriculture, Prime Minister Alexander Khatisyan (Khatissian) and General Christophor Araratov, Minister of War. Standing, behind them are Nikol Aghbalian (Aghbanian)Minister of Education, A. Gulkandanian, Minister of Interior and Justice, and S. Araradian, Minister of Finance. Next,head of the U.S. Military Mission, Major General James G. Harbord, poses with the Prime Minister.
City of Yerevan, Armenia, and environs, photographed during visit by U.S. Military Mission in 1919
Scenes in and around Yerevan, Armenia, photographed during visit of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, in 1919. Camera pans across imposing old forts that overlook the area. View shifts to position upon wall of a fort, where the camera pans across forest at the base of the fort and the city of Yerevan spread out below. Final sequence shows local Armenian people going about their ordinary activities. Some walk along a dirt road, next to masonry buildings. A man and woman sit in the shade of a stone wall, with a young child seen crouched between them.
American military mission to Turkey and Armenia ready to depart Kharput, Turkey
View from building overlooking driveway, where vehicles and members of the U.S. post-war Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, are preparing to depart Kharput, Turkey. Local people watch the activity from roof tops nearby.
American military mission, to Turkey and Armenia, visits Erzincan, Turkey.
Members of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, following World War 1, climb the steps of the Courthouse in Erzinjan (Erzincan) Turkey (the Provincial Capital). Next, an honor guard of Turkish infantry are seen marching along the street. Local people stand at the side of the road, across from the government building, where two Turkish soldiers stretch a banner across the steps reading (in French) "Long live the 12th principle of Wilson." (This alludes to the 12th point in a speech by U.S. President Wilson in January, 1918, that set the stage for ending World War 1. It stated, in essence, that The Turkish part of the Ottoman Empire should remain sovereign, while other nationalities under Turkish rule should be free to develop autonomously.) The film ends showing members of the Mission visiting a Red Cross Orphanage, where a group of little girls walk past them.
The USS Dyer and crew pose for photograph in 1919
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.
