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Collection of Modern Greek Postcards
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Materials were arranged thematically.
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. (AM 2022-101)
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This collection was processed by Kalliopi Balatsouka in July 2022. Finding aid written by Kalliopi Balatsouka in July 2022.
No materials were removed from the collection during 2022 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.
Subject
- Youth -- Greece
- Greeks -- Macedonia -- History -- 20th century
- Great Fire, Thessalonikē, Greece, 1917
- disasters -- Greece -- Thessalonikē
- Trading cards -- France -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece -- Postcards
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece -- Propaganda
- Propaganda, Anti-British -- Greece -- History -- 20th century -- Postcards
Place
- Greece -- History -- 1935-1967.
- Greece -- Politics and government -- 1935-1967.
- Macedonia -- History -- 1878-1912
- Macedonia -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- War of 1912-1913.
- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- War of 1912-1913 -- Advertising cards
- Greece -- 20th century -- Postcards.
- Cyprus -- History -- British Rule, 1878-1960 -- Postcards.
- Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Kalliopi Balatsouka
- Finding Aid Date
- 2022
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Collection Inventory
Consists of seven black-and-white postcards of E.O.N. depicting portraits of a "Daphnodromo of March 25th" 1940, a "skapanissa", "skapaneis to salute the flag", "a drummer and a trumpeter of E.O.N.", "working phalagitissai in the camp of Iōannēs Metaxas" and a parade of the youth of E.O.N. There is also a portrait postcard of Iōannēs Metaxas.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of six black-and-white postcards of group portraits of Comitadjis, Greek-Macedonians in Macedonia, Macedonian brigards, the chieftain Apostolēs with his fans, and the captain Gioutas with his soldiers. There is also a postcard that depicts a group of old brigards on Balkan mountains during the campaign in 1915-1917. Postcards bear titles either in Greek or French or in both languages on the print. One image is dated (2/2/1903) and signed on the recto and on the reverse bears the name of the recipient. Two other postcards also are signed in French.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (6) black-and-white postcards titled "Souvenir d'Orient" and the name of the drawing ficture depicted. Postcards printed by Levy Fils.
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Consists of (1) color satyrical postcard by Mario Perilla, imprint E. Le Delay (E.L.D.). Printed title on the print reads: "Ben! Quoi mon vieux, qu est ce que t'as à rigoler?? Ce sont les échelles du Levant!"
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (9) color postcards depicting everyday life scenes in Thessalonikē during World War I painted by J. Thil and Mario Perilla and printed by the publishing company of E. Le Deley in Paris.
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Consists of (3) color postcardsdepicting pllaces in Smyrna before the destruction. All three postcards are signed and dated. They were published by Zachariou & Koury and S. Sarantopoulos.
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Consists of (4) black-and-white postcards depicting the city of Soudas, Chania, and the fortress of Ērakleio in Crete (Greece) edited by R. Behaeddin, N. Douras, and N. Alkiotēs. One of the postcards is signed with a handwritten note dated May 1910-July 1912.
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Consists of two black-and-white postcards depicting the palace of Prince George in Rethymno (Crete) ("Crète-Le Palais de S.A.A.R. le Prince à Réthymno") and the Church of Prince George in Chalepa in Chania, Crete ("Chapelle du Prince Georges à Chalepa" - "Εκκλησία Πρίγκηπος Γεωργίου εν ...", no. 83; handwritten address on the recto. Postcards bear printed captions below the image; publisher's printed note: Editeur Nicolaus Alikiotti, Candie.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) black and-white postcard depicting the theatric play "Hiketides" during a Delphic Festival in Delphi (Greece).
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Consists of one black-and-white photographic card entitled in Greek "Πάτμος - Η Είσοδος του Λιμένος Γρίκου."
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Consists of (23) color satirical political postcards depicting the 1940 Italian invasion of Greece when Mussolini was relentlessly targeted by satirists. All postcards bear texts both in Greek and in English. They illustarte mostly Benito Mussolini and how he was treated by the Greek soldiers during World War II. Two postcards have a handwritten letter on the reverse dated 1941 and two have a postage stamp dated 1961.
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Consists of twenty-two black-and-white postcards depicting the damage caused by the great fire in Thessalonikē between August 18-20, 1917. The fire of 1917 destroyed two thirds of the city of Thessalonikē, the second largest city in Greece, leaving more than 70,000 homeless people. The fire burned for 32 hours and destroyed 9,500 houses within an extent of 1 square kilometer. Half the Jewish population emigrated from the city as their livehoods were gone. Rather than quickly rebuilding, the government commissioned the French architect Ernest Hébrard to design a new urban plan for the burned areas and for the future expansion of the city. His designs are still evident in the city, mostly notable Aristotelous Square, although some of his most grandiose plans were never completed due to a lack of funds. Postcards are numbered and captioned both in English and French on recto. Edition note on the verso: "Edition Parisiana, Paris - Imp. Phot. des Etablissements Ch. Collas & Cie, Cognac (Ch_te)" (17 postcards); H. Grimaud Fils & Cie, 54, Rue Mazennot - Marseille" (1); WPR. EDIA, Verailles (1); and OTKPbITOE ПИСbMO (3).
Physical Description1 folder
Conists of three World War I color postcards depicting the great fire in Thessalonikē in 1917. Postcrads bear printed captions both in French and English, on verso.
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Consists of seven black-and-white postcards of the series Campagne d'Orient 1914-1917, which focuses on Thessalonikē. This group shows mostly Turkish culture, although one image is of a Madagascar musician. All post cards bear printed captions both in English and French and publisher's information, on the recto: "H. Grimaud Fils & Cie, 54, Rue Mazennot - Marseille" (5); "Imp. Phot. des Etablissements Ch. Collas & Cie, Cognac (Chte)", on verso (1); and "Imp. H. Aurian, Marseille", on verso (1).
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of near complete set of 28 of 30 vintage French advertising trade cards from "Un superbe phonographe Ideal" and "Chocolat Felix Potin" in Paris, France. Postcards depict various battle scenes, military people, Greek and Turkish politicians, generals, princes, and princesses of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro during the 1912 Balkan War. On the verso of each card, there is an explanatory text in French and below "Chocolat Félix Potin", "Imp. E. Pécaud & Cie., Paris." Title from verso.
Consists of a set of (10) anti-British propaganda postcards produced in Italy to be distributed in Greece. There isn't any identification in order to disguise the source. All postcards bear typed captions in Greek in a red ink. They measure 14.7 x 10.4 cm.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of a set of eight color Greek anti-British/Turkish postacrds produced in 1956. All postcards bear printed captions in English French, German, Spanish, Greek and Arabic, at the bottom of the image. They were produced in Athens by INPRA (International News & Public Relations Agency in Greece), Athens - (Διεθνές Πρακτορείον Νέων και Αναπτύξεως Σχέσεων εν Ελλάδι), Αθήναι, by the artist Phōkiōn Dēmētriadēs.
From the 1930s, Greek Cypriots campaigned for enosis (union) with Greece, a movement that came to be led in the 1950s by Archbishop Makarios III. The United Kingdom proposed instead (in 1948, 1954 and 1955) various forms of internal self-government, all of which were deemed unacceptable by the Greek Cypriot Ethnarchy Council. In 1955, the National Organization of Cypriot Struggle (E.O.K.A.) began armed resistance against the United Kingdom. Turkey helped the Turkish Cypriot leaders establish the Cyprus Is Turkish Party and the Turkish Resistance Organization, and the fighting became intercommunal.
Physical Description1 folder