Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922

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Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922

2012

1h 27m

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A unique exhibition of rare and unknown photographs of Smyrna from American and European archives and private collections.

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Alexandros Kitroev

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Giles Milton

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Viktoria Solomonidou

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