Smyrna After The Burning - Devastation And… 1922

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Smyrna after the burning - devastation after the burning. Turkey.

Scenes of Smyrna; Turkey after terrible fire which nearly destroyed the city on Sept.14th & 15th; 1922; during the Turkish recapture of Asia Minor (Greek-Turk War). Shot from across river; panning on remains of city: acres of...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
77794
Sort Number:
ON 495 L
Time in/Out:
01:07:55:00 / 01:09:16:00
Canister:
ON 495 L
Film ID:
2526.08
Issue Date:
1922

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