White Star Line SS Arabic with General Harrington onboard
White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Arabic with General Harrington onboard leaving Istanbul, Turkey - the card states that the military evacuation is (now) complete. In August 1923, the Allied Powers turned over Istanbul to the Nationalists, marking the final departure of occupation armies from Anatolia. This card marks the occasion of the Allied General's handing over the custody of the city at the Dolmabahce Palace
Picture No
11039599
Media ID
46657914
Size
5349px x 3389px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1923
