Smyrne Collection (page 4)

Izmir (Smyrna) - The Evolution of Transport
A superb postcard photograph showing a meeting of transport types from the very early (block wheels - dating to the earlist known wheeled transportation types)

Turkey, Izmir - Turkish man with bicycle
Mustafa with his bicycle at Smyrne (Izmir), Turkey. Date: 1903

Izmir, Turkey - The Sorting of Figs
Fig sorting at a depot Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey

The rooftops of Smyrna
A view over the rooftops of Smyrna (Smyrne), Turkey

A general view of Smyrna
General view over the houses of Smyrna (Smyrne)

Izmir, Turkey - Jewish bead seller
Jewish bead sellers at the market in Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Electric Tram
A suburb of Izmir (Smyrne), Turkey with an electric tram in the foreground

Izmir, Turkey - Bayrakli
Bayrakl, a country suburb of Karsiyaka (Cordelio), itself a suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Cordelio Waterfront
The Waterfront in the Cordelio (Karsiyaka) suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with jetty for small boats

Izmir, Turkey - Italian Girls School
The Italian Girls School at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, with the Italian flag flying on the roof

Pistachio nut seller - Izmir, Turkey
A Pistachio nut seller from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Cordelio Railway Station
The Railway Station in the Cordelio (Karsiyaka) suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Cordelio
A Greek Restaurant on a road junction in the Cordelio (Karsiyaka)suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - General View of the City
General view of the city of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey with the hilltop castle of Kadifekale in the background

Izmir, Turkey - A regatta
A regatta at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - The Quay with Horse Tram
The Quay (with a horse-drawn tram) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, set in an attractive border of poppies with a pair of swallows

Izmir, Turkey - Vegetable Market
A Vegetable Market with vegetable sellers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - The Quayside
A typical Quayside scene at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with tram lines, a fine lampost and a passing camel train

Izmir, Turkey - The Harbour
A view of the harbour at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with boats moored up against the quay

Izmir, Turkey - Customs House and Warehouses
Barges and quayside with a passing camel train, alongside the Customs House and Warehouses at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Quayside dressed with flags
The Quayside at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey dressed with flags for a Festival, including French, Italian, Greek and Turkish flags

Izmir, Turkey - Pasha in his Palace and the Harbour
A Pasha in his Palace before an exotic garden, smoking a pipe and seated below a silk damask curtain with gold bullion fringe

Izmir, Turkey - A Camel fight
A camel fight at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The two beasts of burden lock humps as the crowd watches on!

Izmir, Turkey - Kadifekale
The town of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, encroaching on the hillside site of the martyrdom and burial place of St. Polycarp - Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Restaurant
A remarkably ornate restaurant building in Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, called (inc.1905) The Garden of Eden

Izmir, Turkey - Railway Station
Railway Station (Gare de la Pointe) at Izmir (Smyrne), Turkey Date: circa 1899

An itinerant lemonade seller from Izmir (Smyrna)
An itinernat Turkish lemonade seller from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - View of the Barracks
A view looking down over the barracks, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with the Jewish Cemetery in the foreground

Izmir, Turkey - Travelling ironmonger
A travelling itinerant ironmonger with his young assistant and some of his wares at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - A Fine Camel
A very handsome, heavily-laden camel with his driver, prepare to leave from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - The Turkish Baths
A fine view of the ornate domes of the Turkish Baths at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Thread tanning works
A wool-dyeing factory for the carpet trade at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The company boss is pictures with a couple of his foreign clients

Izmir, Turkey - Electric Tramway
An electric tram (Number 5) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey heading toward the Town Centre

Izmir, Turkey - Panorama
A superb fold-out panorama postcard of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, with ships anchored in the roads on the left

Izmir, Turkey - Wrestling match
A wrestling match between African and a Turkish professional wrestlers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - posted from the Russian Post office to Lyon from Smyrna by a French tourist

Izmir, Turkey - Greek Cinema by the Quayside
Izmir (Smyrne), Turkey - the Greek Cinema down by the Quayside

Izmir, Turkey - Public Scribe
Public Scribe at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Aftermath of the Great Fire
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Greek Quarter of Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Oriental Beauties in Smyrna
Oriental Beauties visting Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train drinking
Camels from a Camel train in the waters of the Melez River which flows towards Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. In recent years this river has been heavily polluted

Izmir, Turkey - Orange Boats moored at Quay
Large open orange boats moored at the quayside at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Greek Refugees Fleeing
Greek Refugees fleeing for their lives from Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Izmir, Turkey - Goztepe
A Panoramic view of the Izmir district of Goztepe from the Sea

Izmir, Turkey - Roman Aqueduct
The Roman Aqueduct at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Tobacco Factory
Valonia Oak processing factory at Izmir, Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - A Greek orphan amid the ruins
A Greek orphan amid the ruins of the his neighbourhood in the Greek district of Izmir, devastated in the Great Fire of 13th September 1922

Izmir, Turkey - British Naval Funeral (3 / 3)
British Naval Funeral at Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir, but the Greek expedition towards central Anatolia turned into a disaster for

Kadifekale - Site of the Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp
A monument to the martyrdom of (and burial place of) St. Polycarp (Bishop of Smyrna) situated on Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping