Smyrna Collection

HMS Iron Duke and the Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922
A vivid photograph of the burning of Smyrna after its capture by the Turks, with HMS Iron Duke, the flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, in the foreground. Date: 1922

Izmir, Turkey - Camel brand figs
Camel brand Figs from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. An advertising card featuring two laden camels from a camel train led by a driver riding a mule Date: circa 1901

Turkey / Izmir / Street / C19
A man leads his donkey and camels along a narrow street in Izmir. Date: 19th century

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Large fig factory
The scale of the fig industry at Izmir is demonstrated in this postcard showing a huge warehouse with a multitude of baskets and workers

Turkey / Smyrna / Izmir 1890
Izmir: boats moored along the quayside

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Spectacular panoramic fold-out postcard of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey

Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo

Chapel of Saint Polycarp on Mount Pagos, Izmir
Chapel to the martyrdom of (and burial place of) St. Polycarp (Bishop of Smyrna) situated on Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey. Date: circa 1920s

Izmir (Smyrna) - Torbali
A rather chaotic scene at the Horse Racing course at Torbali close to Izmir (Smyrna)

Fig sorting - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig sorting at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1901

Izmir (Smyrna) - Greek Porter / attendant
A Greek Porter/attendant from Smyrna (modern Izmir), Turkey in traditional costume

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Carpet Factory (Usak)
Armenian or Greek women at work at a carpet factory at Usak, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. They sit on the carpet they are slowly producing

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Making Raisins
Drying grapes to make raisins for export at Izmir (Smyrna)

Advertising card for Izmir (Smyrna) Figs
A delightful advertising card for Djanik Elmassians Diana Brand Genuine Smyrna Figs from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - showing the Roman Aqueduct

View of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
A view of the city of Izmir (Smyrna) on the western coast of Turkey

Izmir, Turkey
A panoramic view looking over the rooftops of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey from the ruined citadel

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - General View
General View of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train passes Mosque
A camel train passes a Mosque, following the Great Fire. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

POLYCARP Bishop of Smyrna (Izmir), martyr

Smyrna, Asia

The Quayside - Izmir, Turkey. Date: circa 1904

HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport

Waterfront in Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey, c. 1890
Waterfront in Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey, c.1890

1880s - view of the Harbour at Smyrna (Izmir) Turkey

Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss
Photograph from an original album, Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss, CE, belonging and inscribed to Charles Goeschler, Smyrna Cassaba Railway by Bayliss

White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (Smyrna kingfisher, Alcedo smyrnensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

The Turkish Port of Smyrna Bombarded
A necessary incident in the main operation. The Turkish port of Smyrna (now name Izmir) is bombarded by the Allied Fleet 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Panoramic view of the centre. circa 1904

A view of the harbour at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with boats moored up against the quay Date: 1903

Two inset views of Izmir, Turkey - Art Nouveau framing
Two inset views of Izmir, Turkey with fantastic Art Nouveau framing. The Caravan Bridge across the Melez River and a Camel Caravan at Profitilya. Date: 1903

The road down in Izmir - a Camel Caravan approaching
The road down in Izmir, Turkey - a Camel Caravan approaching. Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Clock Tower of Saint Photinie
The clock tower of the church of St. Photinie at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. St. Photinie was the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well mentioned in St. Johns Gospel (Chap. IV)

Izmir, Turkey - Gulf of Izmir. Date: circa 1909

Izmir, Turkey - Belltower, Orthodox Cathedral of Agia Fotini
The bell tower of the former Orthodox Cathedral of Agia Fotini in Izmir, Turkey - built 1856. Demolished, but re-constructed at Nea Smyrni, a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens

Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action
The Great Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action on the waterfront - note the railway lines, laid by the French. Date: 1922

Izmir, Turkey - The Caravan Bridge
Bridge across the Melez River by which camel trains traditionally entered and left Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A modern structure on Greek and Roman foundations, now called the Kemer Bridge

Izmir, Turkey - Rue Tepentziki
Izmir, Turkey (in the days of the Greek Occuation) - Rue Tepentziki, a small backstreet. Date: circa 1910

Izmir, Turkey - The Baths of Diana Date: circa 1910s

Turkey - Izmir - Last Greek troops enter the city
The last Greek troops to enter Smyrne (Smyrna/ now Izmir) on 8th September 1922. The Turks captured the city on the 9th September on day after this photograph was taken

Izmir, Turkey - view from Castle of Kadifekale (Mt Pagus)
Izmir, Turkey - view from the Summit and Castle of Kadifekale (Mount Pagus). Date: circa 1930s

Grand Hotel Huck - Izmir, Turkey. Destroyed in the great fire of 1922. Date: circa 1910s

Fig packing - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig packing at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Gazi Heykeli Date: circa 1920s

Lady Setar player from Izmir, Turkey
Lady Musician from Izmir, Turkey, playing a Setar. A Setar, Sehtar or Setouyeh is an ancient and gnostic instrument usually played at the gathering of dervishes most often held at Khaneqahs

Opium Poppy pickers - near Afyon, Turkey
Opium Poppy Pickers. The pickers have faces covered to prevent too much ingestion of the crop! The name of the city of Afyon is derivated from Opium

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Villagers
A village meeting on the outskirts of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Place Fassoula with Taxis
Horse-drawn Taxis (Hacks) at Place Fassoula, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

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