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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.
American military mission to Turkey and Armenia is welcomed by Turkish military in Erzurum, Turkey.
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 U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, sight-seeing in Erzurum, Turkey.
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 military mission camp and native carvans near Devegechid River in Turkey.
Automobiles, of the American Military Mission to Armenia, pass through the gateway of a city in Turkey. View of local people moving goods on pack animals and in carts, across a bridge over the Devegechid River in Turkey. Members of the Mission encamped on a plain. Smoke rising from their cooking fires near wagons. View from above of the mission vehicles and campsite, in background,near the river and bridge. Pack animals seem grazing near their burdens, removed and stacked in the foreground. A mission automobile moves past other elements of the expedition, as they break camp and get underway. Camera pans the barren hills and village houses atop a cliff.
Earthquake causes heavy toll in Western Turkey
Earthquake causes heavy toll in Western Turkey. Rubble seen on the streets due to earth quake in Western Turkey. Rescue workers probe wreckage for dead bodies. Hospital beds are fully occupied. Beds are laid outside the hospitals.
People working and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk visits a girls classroom in Turkey
An old man smoking while speaking to another man in Turkey. Men selling newspaper in the market. Women working in a printing press. Man stands in a field. People walk on the street. Founder of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk visits a girls’ classroom. Girls learn cooking, flower arranging, and dressmaking. School girls do synchronized exercises in a field over which the Turkish flag flies. People vote and cast their ballots in various locations. A young Turkish woman casts her vote.
