After the 1922 #SmyrnaHolocaust

 the #Kemalists deported innocent families into the interior of #Turkey to exterminate them. The villagers pictured here were driven into the Turkish mountains & lived on grass for 3 months. These lucky few escaped.

These villagers of Asia Minor were driven into the mountains near their homes shortly after the Smyrna debacle For three and a half months they lived on grass, roots and similar food, occasionally raiding an olive grove by night .... Finally two bold members stole a small boat and escaped .... The whole party is now being fed and clothed by the ARC. Ikons and other possessions commonly brought ... are shown in the picture. DIGITAL FILE FROM B&W FILM 

https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c39263