Long “AMERICAN NEAR EAST RELIEF” sign. Companion 801 (61719) names Thurber and Allen on its back
Context
Harold C. Jaquith directed Near East Relief in Constantinople (Istanbul) and, after the Smyrna (Izmir) catastrophe of 1922, in Greece, where the organization regathered its evacuated orphanages and helped resettle refugees of the Greek-Turkish population exchange. Athens became the program's center, with a headquarters under a long painted sign and ceremonies at the Zappeion attended by US Navy bands.
American visitors came through often, and the Jaquith family named them on the backs of the prints: Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, then chairing the Greek Refugee Settlement Commission; Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas; deans Heckel and Lough; and donors such as Mrs. Lundquist of Seattle.
The photographs show the institution in its Greek years. Orphans turned out to meet the visitors, many in evzone dress.
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