Turkey girds,war, Ankara,capital,Kizilay neigborhood,Red Crescent,Turkey,1940

Title: Turkey girds for war: view of Ankara, modern capital of Turkey
Date Created/Published: 1940 April 18.
Summary: Photograph shows an aerial view of the Kizilay neigborhood of Ankara showing streets, a park, and the Kizilay (Red Crescent) building.
Notes:
Caption continues: Tension is high these days in Ankara, modern capital of Turkey. One hour and twenty-two minutes by air from the Soviet airodromes of Sevastapol, Ankara can almost feel the shattering impacts of high-explosive bombs dropped from Russian squadrons roaring overhead in full up attack. But at the first sign of Russian agression, 700,000 fighting Turks stand ready for mobilization and a spirited offensive with some 100,000 Allied tripps stationed in the Near East. [...]
Stamped on back 'Photo Acme News Pictures, Inc. Please Credit 'Acme Photo'.
On verso: BC 547211.
Title from news agency caption on item.
Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Parks--Turkey--Ankara--1940.
Streets--Turkey--Ankara--1940.
Cities & towns--Turkey--Ankara--1940.
Aerial photographs--1940.
Gelatin silver prints--1940.
Bookmark /2009631583/
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