American Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia 1919

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Reel 1, Gen. James G. Harbord views Constantinople from the liner Martha Washington, inspects Turkish wheat fields, greets Armenian priests, and visits a mosque. Vendors dispense goods in Andana, Turkey. Natives wash clothes in the Sihon River. Mission members are greeted by city officials and Arab leaders, and review parading Turkish cavalry and infantry at Mardin. Shows the mission camp and native caravans near the Devegechid River. The mission leaves the Kharput town hall, pushes cars and trucks from sand near the Euphrates River, watches Khurdish natives build a bridge, reviews Turkish troops in Sivas, and visits a Red Cross orphanage, in Erzinjan. Reel 2, mission members arrive in Ezeroum and view football games, Turkish wrestling, and native dances. Armenian soldiers parade in Kars. Harbord meets Prime Minister Khatassian and reviews troops at Erivan. The Armenian cabinet poses. Shows Erivan street scenes with Mt. Ararat in the background. Mission members board the Martha Washington at Trebizond, Turkey. The ship sails through the Bosphorus Strait.

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936
Sound Type: Silent

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

National Archives Identifier: 24731
Local Identifier: 111-H-1226

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24731

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