ABSTRACT
Printed postcards of Salonica had been on sale for well over a decade before the First Balkan War with the Liberation of Macedonia and its reunification with Greece in 1912. Roman Salonica with the Arch of Galerius, the sarcophagi and tombstones were also popular subjects. Some photographers ventured outside Salonica to the local villages and towns. Between 1915 and 1919 Pierre Douillard, a Lieutenant in the French Navy, painted watercolor views of Salonica. The French seem to have been the masters of the Salonica cartoon postcard. More French soldiers were in easy reach of postcard sellers since all ranks seemed to go often to Salonica. It was not so easy for the troops from other nations, mostly based in forward areas, to acquire these cards, since even visits to Salonica were rare. In Greece, a welter of books has appeared to illustrate specific aspects of the life and monuments of Salonica.
