Greek men gathered to be deported to the interior, Smyrna, 1922. Photograph by Major Charles D. Morris of the Near East Relief.

Note: The photographer, Major Charles Dexter Morris (1883-1954), was a member of the Near East Relief in Turkey and previously was the Director of the Department of Public Information for the American Red Cross Commission in Europe. Morris graduated from Yale University in 1906 and before entering the Red Cross worked at the Sun newspaper in New York and then in the Associated Press Bureaus of New York and London. In 1923 Morris was decorated by King George of Greece for his work with the Near East Relief. On his return to the United States he joined the International News Service. Morris is now buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Portville, New York. Major Charles Dexter Morris, son of Dr. Jacob Morris and Sarah Gillingham, had married Arminta I. Miles (1882-1969).

Source: Chater, Melville, "History’s Greatest Trek", The National Geographic Magazine, November 1925 (Volume XLVIII), National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1925, p. 562 (Caption: “Weeding out men for deportation: Smyrna”).