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Salonica Front in World War I, Photograph Album, circa 1917
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a photograph album containing 227 photographs of which 146 depict various scenes from Thessaloniki, circa 1917. The photographs sizes vary from 17 x 12.5cm to 4 x 4 cm with almost all Thessaloniki photographs being of large size. The photographs were taken most likely by a French officer, serving in Macedonia or Salonica Front in World War I, with his portrtait on the first page of the album. Images depict street views, scenes of everyday life, monuments, including photographs of the church of Saint Dēmētrios before and after the destructive fire of 1917, the mosaic icon of Saint Dēmētrios, details of architecture elements of the church, and the Arch of Galerius. Some photographs show refugees (probably from Macedonia and the Balkans) temporarily housed in city's churches, a mosque, soldiers in leisure time, people in traditional attire, many group and individual potrtraits. The photographs are mounted on thick cartons. Album is fastened with screw back pyramid rapid rivet studs; brown cloth covers and spine.
- 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 2023-063)
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information:
This item was processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in December 2022.
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:
Salonica Front in World War I, 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)
- Boxes B-002023
NoteBoxes 59 and 63 are stored in special vault facilities.
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Separated Materials
Citizens of Coculco & Tempatetetzintla v. Antonio de Padilla, 1624, previoulsy in Box 10, has been removed and transferred to the Princeton Collection of Mesoamerican Manuscripts (C0940).
- Subject Terms:
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Greece -- Thessalonikē -- photographs
- Genre Terms:
- Photograph albums -- 20th century.
Photographs, Original. - Places:
- Thessalonikē (Greece) -- Photographs.
