Battleship Lemnos at Smyrna, Turkey, 15 Sep 1919

Caption     Battleship Lemnos at Smyrna, Turkey, 15 Sep 1919 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 46707
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Lemnos   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 740 x 400 pixels
Photos on Same Day 15 Sep 1919
Photos at Same Place Smyrna, Turkey
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Aliki Dimitriadis says:
3 Sep 2022 02:03:17 PM

My grandmother was in Smyrna around this time and fled to Limnos island. This photograph is very interesting because it may have been a visual she had laid eyes on herself. Really quite extraordinary. Thank you.

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Lat/Long 38.4186, 27.1392
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