[Orphans from the interior of Asia brought to Marathon in Greece by the Near East Relief looking in wonder at the mountains and the sea, as it is the first time they have seen either] – Vintage Print
![[Orphans from the interior of Asia brought to Marathon in Greece by the Near East Relief looking in wonder at the mountains and the sea, as it is the first time they have seen either], [1915 or 1916] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2b/2b776f2098e3-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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A window into the past: [Orphans from the interior of Asia brought to Marathon in Greece by the Near East Relief looking in wonder at the mountains and the sea, as it is the first time they have seen either], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Orphans from the interior of Asia brought to Marathon in Greece by the Near East Relief looking in wonder at the mountains and the sea, as it is the first time they have seen either]
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Orphaned children brought from the interior of Asia to Marathon, Greece, gaze at the mountains and the sea, which the caption says they were seeing for the first time. Their arrival belongs to the wartime displacement across the Ottoman lands, and Near East Relief, the American charity founded in 1915, worked to feed and care for such children in Greece and the Near East. Marathon is also the site of the Athenian victory over the Persians in 490 BC, which adds a layer of history to the scene. The print comes from George Grantham Bain's news photograph collection.
| Created / published | [1915 or 1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Near East Relief. George Grantham Bain Collection. No. 7033. |
| Subjects | Near East Relief (Organization)--1910-1920. Orphans--Greece--1910-1920. Children--Health & welfare--Greece--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 985 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-166918 |
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