This is destroyer 221 of the American fleet in Constantinople. These speedy boats are always ready for emergencies and in many cases have carried thousands of refugees from war stricken areas Mr. Carpenter enters the American Consulate in Constantinople.

The Red Cross in Turkey. American Red Cross hospital. Proti. Dr. C. C. Davis of Boston, visiting the patients in the American Red Cross hospital maintained in Constantinople for the refugees recently evacuated from the Black Sea ports of Russia

They had narrow escape. These are a few of the 800 Russian refugees from Odessa who escaped from the Bolsheviks aboard the American Red Cross relief ship, "Navajo" a few hours before the city fell. These refugees are being cared for on the island of Proti, near Constantinople, until such time as they can return to their own country in safety

American College in Sultan's city. Faculty, American Girls College, Constantinople. The faculty, students and classrooms of the American College in Constantinople which is now the mecca for thousands in the allied armies of occupation of the Sultan's city and the American Red Cross workers who are maintaining relief stations there for the refugees from Russia

American College in Sultan's city. Biological laboratory, American Girls College, Constantinople. The faculty, students and classrooms of the American College in Constantinople which is now the mecca for thousands in the Allied armies of occupation of the Sultan's city and the American Red Cross workers who are maintaining relief stations there for the refugees from Russia

Americans in Turkey. Admiral Bristol, his staff and American Red Cross relief workers, landing on Proti Island, near Constantinople, where refugees from Odessa and other Russian Black Sea ports are being cared for by the Amreican men and women of the Red Cross. There are 1,000 refugees at Prati Island who must be fed every day

American College in Sultan's city. Chemistry, American Girls College, Constantinople. The faculty, students and classrooms of the American College in Constantinople which is now the mecca for thousands in the Allied armies of occupation of the Sultan's city and the American Red Cross worker who are maintaining relief stations there for the refugees from Russia

This is destroyer 221 of the American fleet in Constantinople. These speedy boats are always ready for emergencies and in many cases have carried thousands of refugees from war stricken areas Mr. Carpenter enters the American Consulate in Constantinople.

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Photographs show the USS Simpson (DD-221) which was part of the United States Naval Detachment in the eastern Mediterranean under the command of Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol; and Frank Carpenter outside the door of the American Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26.
On page: no. 1386 (top image) and no. 1387 (bottom image).
In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [65].
Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.
Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1923

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Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924, photographer

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Silahtarağa (Istanbul, Turkey), 41.06667, 28.93333

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