Photograph
German Naval Captain
| Captain of the Sultan Javus Selim. |
| Image ID: | 134950 |
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| Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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| Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2848.1.23.930 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 6.5 inches |
| Handwritten caption in German is illegible. The German battlecruiser, S.M.S. Goeben, was trapped in the Bosporus Straits at the beginning of the war. When Turkey entered the conflict the ship was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed the Sultan Javus Selim, although she continued to be manned by a German crew. The ship was in operations against the Russians in the Black Sea and the British in the Aegean Sea. |
| Sailors |
| Warships |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Military decorations |
| Military uniforms |
| Officers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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