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Expedition contre la Comitadjis. Photograph album, undated
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a series of (116) small private photographs (6.5 x 4.5 cm each) by a French officer, who served on the Macedonian front during the World War I. Title on the first page: "Expedition contre la Comitadjis." Photographs are arranged six a page in a notebook depicting places of Romania up to the suburbs of Thessalonikē, Greece, Bosnia and Erzegovina, and North Macedonia, including scenes of every day life in the military camps, and rural life. Other places named are Vraila, Kremenica (Kenali), Orahovo, Vodena (Edessa), and Kaialar (Ptolemais). Handwritten captions in French in blue pen. A tiny photo portait on the fly-leaf, refers most likely to the owner of the album.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund (AM 2023-111).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information
This item was processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in June 2023.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Expedition contre la Comitadjis. Photograph album ; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box B-002034
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- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Subject Terms:
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Greece -- photographs
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Romania -- Photographs.
World War, 1914-1918—Campaigns—Balkan Peninsula. -- photographs - Genre Terms:
- Photographs -- Greece. -- 20th century
Photograph albums -- 20th century.
photographs -- 20th century
