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Izmir, Turkey - Camel brand figsCamel 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
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Large fig factoryThe scale of the fig industry at Izmir is demonstrated in this postcard showing a huge warehouse with a multitude of baskets and workers
Izmir (Smyrna), TurkeySpectacular 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, IzmirChapel 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) - TorbaliA rather chaotic scene at the Horse Racing course at Torbali close to Izmir (Smyrna)
Fig sorting - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, TurkeyFig 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 / attendantA 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 RaisinsDrying grapes to make raisins for export at Izmir (Smyrna)
Advertising card for Izmir (Smyrna) FigsA delightful advertising card for Djanik Elmassians Diana Brand Genuine Smyrna Figs from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - showing the Roman Aqueduct
Izmir, TurkeyA panoramic view looking over the rooftops of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey from the ruined citadel
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - General ViewGeneral View of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train passes MosqueA 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
The Quayside - Izmir, Turkey. Date: circa 1904
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 framingTwo 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 approachingThe road down in Izmir, Turkey - a Camel Caravan approaching. Date: circa 1910s
Izmir, Turkey - Clock Tower of Saint PhotinieThe 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 FotiniThe 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 actionThe 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 BridgeBridge 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 TepentzikiIzmir, 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 cityThe 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, TurkeyFig 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, TurkeyLady 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, TurkeyOpium 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 - VillagersA village meeting on the outskirts of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Izmir, Turkey - Place Fassoula with TaxisHorse-drawn Taxis (Hacks) at Place Fassoula, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Izmir, Turkey - Camels and Camel DriversCamels from a camel train and their camel drivers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Izmir, Turkey - Opium CultivationOpium poppies and their exporter, J Taranto (from J Taranto & Sons - Exporters of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey) (left) at a field likely to be close to Afyon
Izmir, Turkey - Garden of the White TowerGarden of the White Tower, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
The International Fair - Izmir, TurkeyThe International Fair at Izmir, Turkey held between 20th August to the 20th Septemer. The venue of the event (which is still going), Kulturpark
Izmir, Turkey - The Dark Gateway at the foot of Mount Pagus Date: circa 1907
Fire in the outskirts of Izmir, Turkey - viewed from the HMS Marlborough. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill
The fig Market at the Bazaar, Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Date: circa 1905
Izmir, Turkey - A Camel Caravan takes a rest Date: circa 1910s
Alevi Tomb - Izmir, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s
Izmir, Turkey - BucaBuca - a district of Izmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the main districts of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Date: 1920s
Ancient ruins, Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon (Bergama), TurkeyMembers of what appear to be a football team pose amid the Ancient ruins of the Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon, now Bergama, Turkey. Date: 1923
A Street Shoe Repairer - Izmir, Turkey, specifically working on Babouches, a form of heelless slipper, typically in oriental style. Date: circa 1910