[Greek man from the Caucasus in camp at Salonica with scarf worn as hat; head] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Greek man from the Caucasus in camp at Salonica with scarf worn as hat; head], [ca. 1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/26/2656da2361f8-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Greek man from the Caucasus in camp at Salonica with scarf worn as hat; head]
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A man of Greek origin from the Caucasus, photographed in a camp at Salonica, has knotted a scarf over his head in place of a hat, a practical makeshift that hints at how little displaced travelers could carry. The picture dates to about 1923, when the Greco-Turkish War and the population exchange that followed the Treaty of Lausanne sent large numbers of Greeks from Asia Minor, the Black Sea region and the Caucasus into the port city's temporary camps. The print comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, assembled by a husband-and-wife team of travel writers who covered much of the world for American readers.
| Created / published | [ca. 1923] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Greece. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,534 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115341 |
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