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ARMENIA

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Armenia

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Armenian girl in Arab dress

between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Remnant of Armenian family

between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Sick Armenians awaiting Doctor

between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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American flour sacks serve a double purpose among the Armenians and the Syrians

in time of distress

Armenian and Syrian children, full-length, standing facing front, wearing flour sacks

between ca. 1915 and ca. 1923

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Armenian orphan wards of Near East Relief

doing carpentry in courtyard of chapel in Nazareth, Palestine

1915 or 1916

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At historic Marathon

A group of orphans in care of Near East Relief brought out of Asia Minor to safety in Greece

Armenian and Greek orphans on steps of building, Marathon, Greece.

1915 or 1916

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Armenian and Greek orphans standing in sea,Marathon, Greece

Making friends with the sea

These orphan children at Marathon, Greece, were brought from the interior of Asia Minor by the Near East Relief and never saw the sea before

1915 or 1916

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Refugees leaving hospital

Photograph shows refugees, possibly Armenians, leaving hospital.

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between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Dr. Sarnid & sick refugees

Photograph shows Dr. Sarnid attending to sick Armenian refugees

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between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Refugees leaving hospital

Photograph shows refugees, possibly Armenians, leaving hospital.

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between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Armenian refugees from Istanbul, assisted by Near East Relief, farming in field, Rodosto, Thrace

between 1915 and 1923

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Yarrow allotting relief to Armenian orphans

Photograph shows missionary Ernest Alfred Yarrow (1876-1939), who served as head of the Near East Relief in Armenia with Armenian women and children.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Mr. Gracey, Mr. Yarrow & Grace Yarrow at Erivan, Russia

Photo shows Near East Relief workers at Yerevan including Ernest Alfred Yarrow (1876-1939), who served as head of the Near East Relief in Armenia and George Frederick Handel Gracey (1878-1958) who was a Defense Security Officer in British Intelligence.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012 and 2016)

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between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Photograph shows Ernest Alfred Yarrow (1876-1939),

who served as head of the Caucasus branch of the Near East Relief in Armenia.

He was in New York City on Jan. 19, 1927 at the annual meeting of the Near East Relief

to receive an award.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

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1927 Jan. 20 (date created or published later by Bain)

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Photograph shows Armenians with the flag they used to signal for help

after their resistance on Musa Dagh, Turkey during the Armenian Genocide.

Photograph probably taken after their arrival at Port Said, Egypt,

September 1915.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Alexandropol

Photo shows view of Gyumri, Armenia.

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between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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