Canea Collection

Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis, High Commissioner of Crete
Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis (18551936) Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times

Chania, Crete, Greece - Place Montenegrins. The Cafe Bosphore is testament to Ottoman control, from 1645 to the 1870s. Date: circa 1890s

The arrival of Prince George at Chania, Crete
The arrival of Prince George of Greece, new High Commissioner of Crete at Chania. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Chania, Crete, Greece - Turkish Tomb
Chania, Crete, Greece - Elegant Turkish Tomb with twin domes. Date: circa 1906

The Parliament Building at Chania, Crete

Greece, Crete - Chania - The Quayside and Mosque. The Turkish Mosque Yiali Tzami (or Giali Tzami) dominates the Venetian harbour of Chania - an imposingly large

Greece, Crete - Chania - Departure of Italian Policemen
From 1898-1907, Crete was under the control of The Great Forces with Chania controlled by the Italians. This card shows the departure in 1907 of the Italian Policemen

Greece, Crete - Chania - Muslim families
Greece, Crete - close to Chania - Muslims on the traditional Friday day off

Greece, Crete - Chania - The Princes Palace
The Palace (built in 1882), the residence of Prince George during the period of the Cretan independence

Greece, Crete - Chania - Fruit Market
Greece, Crete, Chania - The Fruit Market

Greece, Crete - Chania - Arab Street children
A group of Arab Children in the Cum-Capu district of Chania, Crete, Greece

Greece, Crete - Chania - Rue Amiral Pottier
Rue Amiral Pottier at Chania, Crete, Greece. Pottier was a French naval Admiral (1839 - 1903)

Greece, Crete - Chania - Public Gardens

Greece, Crete - Chania - Panorama
Panoramic view over the rooftops of Chania, Crete, Greece

Greece, Crete - Chania - Boulevard Prince Constantine

Greece, Crete - Chania - Piazza Splanzia
Chania, Crete, Greece - Piazza Splanzia

Greece, Crete - Chania - Suda Bay
Greece, Crete - Chania - Panoramic View of Souda Bay

Greece, Crete - Chania - General View

Greece, Crete - Chania - The Port
The Port of Chania - looking inland. A number of large sailing ships are moored against the quayside

Greece, Crete - Chania - Panoramic View
A panoramic looking out to see over the rooftops of Chania, Crete

Greece, Crete - Chania - Muslims at prayer in the Mosque

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey and Crete
In this cartoon postcard, John Bull, and personifications of France, Austria, Germany, Italy and Russia watch on, as Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) wields a knife in a dispute over Crete

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