Uniformed officials in gas masks pose in front of a gate SIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Joël László editor Nataša Mišković editor Middle Eastern Studies, University of Basel Centre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Graz o:siba.3102 Yapı Kredi tarih arşivi, Istanbul Selahattin Giz 4/0121C Yapı Kredi bank Armed Forces Military Organization Armed Forces Recruitment and Training Armed Forces War Weapons Tools and Appliances Aviation Water, Air, and Space Transportation Photographic negative 1939-08 Namık Görgüç Görgüç, Namık Selahattin Giz Giz, Selahattin Three men in uniform, jackboots and gas masks pose for the camera. They are standing in front of a wide doorway blocked by a crowd of men watching another official put on a protective suit. The doorway is flanked by two more officials. The photograph was shot in the context of two articles that appeared in Cumhuriyet in August 1939 reporting on military defence operations against air raids and chemical weapons attacks. Cumhuriyet covered the military exercise in great detail, announcing which action was to take place in which part of town and at what time. The official photographed here putting on a chemical-resistant suit is probably demonstrating its use to the spectators, while the two uniformed men at the doorway secure the location. Not specified Not specified Turkey Turkey Istanbul Beyazıt, Fatih Dün sabah yapılan hava taarruzu tecrübelerinden muhtelif intıbalar. Cumhuriyet, 20 August 1939, 1, 7. – Hava hücumundan korunmak için. Cumhuriyet, 24 August 1939, 7.
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