[Man with rifle speaking to semi-circle of children in an open field]
Photograph
[Man with rifle speaking to semi-circle of children in an open field]
From Orphans of the Greek War
1948
Gelatin silver print
Image: 19.1 x 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos, 2005
Inscriptions verso (typed label attached): Orphans of the Grrek War. [underlined]
Pics by David Seymour "Magnum"
There are still wars in the world today; little wars, far off wars, echoes and eddies of the wider conflict that convulses our planet. Our children play and laugh without fear. In some lands, children rarely smile. They have little cause for laughter in Greece where civil war is now in its fourth year. These pages tell the story of a journey of children from Promahi (mountain war zone) to a place of refuge near Athens. They are but a few of the two hundred thousand Greek children who are refugees in their own country, whose parents have sadly renounced their care to prevent abduction to hostile lands.
At the foot of the mountains on the Greek-jugoslav border above Edessa is the small (2000 inhabitants) village of Promahi. Small and primitive like the 30 odd villages around it, Promahi is different in one respect; whereas the other village inhabitants had fled as soon as the war came close, the inhabitants of Promahi had refused to leave. They wanted to protect their homes. Finally the authorities decided to evacuate the children. From Promahi they were taken to Ardea where they board trucks and travel to Salonika. Here they board LST and journey to Athens.
verso (stamp): See 14 Aug 1948 Illustrated
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library / 191, High Holborn, W.C.1 / Must be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): Please Credit / David Seymour - Magnum / Magnum Photos Inc. / 22 Rue de Pointoise / Paris 5e
verso (label): Studio (printed) / Name (printed) Illus (pencil) / Date (printed) Aug 14 / File (stamp) 009654
verso (pencil): [obscured dimensions] 7/8 "deep
verso (pencil): 3000/DS DS-23
Pics by David Seymour "Magnum"
There are still wars in the world today; little wars, far off wars, echoes and eddies of the wider conflict that convulses our planet. Our children play and laugh without fear. In some lands, children rarely smile. They have little cause for laughter in Greece where civil war is now in its fourth year. These pages tell the story of a journey of children from Promahi (mountain war zone) to a place of refuge near Athens. They are but a few of the two hundred thousand Greek children who are refugees in their own country, whose parents have sadly renounced their care to prevent abduction to hostile lands.
At the foot of the mountains on the Greek-jugoslav border above Edessa is the small (2000 inhabitants) village of Promahi. Small and primitive like the 30 odd villages around it, Promahi is different in one respect; whereas the other village inhabitants had fled as soon as the war came close, the inhabitants of Promahi had refused to leave. They wanted to protect their homes. Finally the authorities decided to evacuate the children. From Promahi they were taken to Ardea where they board trucks and travel to Salonika. Here they board LST and journey to Athens.
verso (stamp): See 14 Aug 1948 Illustrated
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library / 191, High Holborn, W.C.1 / Must be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): Please Credit / David Seymour - Magnum / Magnum Photos Inc. / 22 Rue de Pointoise / Paris 5e
verso (label): Studio (printed) / Name (printed) Illus (pencil) / Date (printed) Aug 14 / File (stamp) 009654
verso (pencil): [obscured dimensions] 7/8 "deep
verso (pencil): 3000/DS DS-23
Text....the story of a journey of children from Promahi (mountain war zone) to a place of refuge near Athens. They are but a few of the two hundred thousand Greek children who are refugees in their own country, whose parents have sadly renounced their care to prevent abduction to hostile lands.
At the foot of the mountains on the Greek-jugoslav border above Edessa is the small (2000 inhabitants) village of Promahi. Small and primitive like the 30 odd villages around it, Promahi is different in one respect; whereas the other village inhabitants had fled as soon as the war came close, the inhabitants of Promahi had refused to leave. They wanted to protect their homes. Finally the authorities decided to evacuate the children. From Promahi they were taken to Ardea where they board trucks and travel to Salonika. Here they board LST and journey to Athens.
At the foot of the mountains on the Greek-jugoslav border above Edessa is the small (2000 inhabitants) village of Promahi. Small and primitive like the 30 odd villages around it, Promahi is different in one respect; whereas the other village inhabitants had fled as soon as the war came close, the inhabitants of Promahi had refused to leave. They wanted to protect their homes. Finally the authorities decided to evacuate the children. From Promahi they were taken to Ardea where they board trucks and travel to Salonika. Here they board LST and journey to Athens.
