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Orphans from the Girls' Home in Hadjin combing one another's hair.
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1900s
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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This photo was most likely taken to send to a church or a Sunday School
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1900s
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orphans
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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A group of Hadjin girls living at the Girls’ Home
Hadjin, Turkey
1909
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Ethel Nelson
Hadjin, Turkey
1909
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Norah Lambert
Hadjin, Turkey
1909
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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women's history
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Europe
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Missionary
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Christianity
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orphanage
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Katherine Bredemus
Hadjin, Turkey
1909
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Turkey
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Reverend Henry Maurer
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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A group of orphans
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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orphans
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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A group of orphans at the boys' vineyard
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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orphans
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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orphanage
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Missionary
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Christianity
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Islam
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Anna Bowman with orphans
Hadjin, Turkey
1909
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orphans
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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women's history
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students
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education
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teachers
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health
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diseases
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medicine
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This photograph appeared in the book "Hadjin and the Armenian Massacres"
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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Islam
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Muslim
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US history
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education
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school
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Mount Holyoke
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mosque
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architecture
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Orphan begging to be accepted at the Mission
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1919-1920
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Armenia
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Turkey
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children
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Kurdish refugees
Hadjin, Turkey
1920
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Armenia
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genocide
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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refugee
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Kurdish refugees
Hadjin, Turkey
1920
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refugee
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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conflict
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orphans
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Three orphans sit around a low table and eat from a communal dish
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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orphans
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Turkey
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Armenia
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food
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communal dish
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Dorinda Bowman stands with her arm around an orphan girl
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1913
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orphans
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Akabi Ariklian entered the Girls’ Home in 1901.
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1907
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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widow
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Anna Bowman holding two small orphans, Harry and Elmast, on her lap
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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orphans
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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This is Haroutyun Chadurian from Feke, a beggar with no relatives
Hadjin, Turkey
1899
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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beggar
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child beggar
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Rose Lambert
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Marie Gerber
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Boys' Home
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Ida Tschumi treats orphan boys for trachoma
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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orphan
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Graduates of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary at Bitlis
Bitlis, Turkey
1800s
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genocide
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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girls
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teachers
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future
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Jeannette Emerich started what was called the lace industry
Mardin, Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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orphans learning lacework in Mardin - front of postcard
Bitlis, Turkey
1915
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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Armenia
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genocide
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Europe
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women's history
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education
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teachers
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orphans learning lacework in Mardin - back of postcard
Bitlis, Turkey
1915
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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teachers
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education
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women's history
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Europe
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These are probably teachers (former students)
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
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teachers
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Girls studying at the Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900
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seminary
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Missionary
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education
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history
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orphanage
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orphans
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teachers
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Mount Holyoke
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A group of local Kurds pay a visit to the small but adequate school
Toukh, 22 km (14 miles) from Bitlis,Turkey
circa 1911
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school
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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View looking west from the bluff where the missionaries lived
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1910s
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Missionary
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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architecture
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town
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village
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a view from the village
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fortress
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women's history
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Eight feet of snow fell over a period of five days
Bitlis, Turkey
1911
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snowfall
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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A glimpse of Bitlis after heavy snowfall
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1911
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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View of Bitlis from the bluff on the east side of the river
Bitlis, Turkey
1911
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rivers
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mountains
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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genocide
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Turkey
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This view looks westward across the plateau that stretches from the bluff
Bitlis, Turkey
1911
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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mountains
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village
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vilayet
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Ignadeus Boghosian (seated far left) with students at his village school.
Khntsorkin near Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1908
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students
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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These two women are churning a large quantity of butter
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1800s
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Mr. and Mrs. Bonne von Dobbeler
Bitlis, Turkey
1907
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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Germans
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Mount Holyoke
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seminary
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collaboration
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multi-cultural
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laundry
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water
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dwelling
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houses
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earthquakes
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A group of older students at Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
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seminary
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Turkey
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Armenia
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genocide
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Houshamadyan
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teachers
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education
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women's history
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Mount Holyoke
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history
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collaboration
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These three girls were likely photographed in their native town
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1870s
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Missionary couple's family with their children and their servants
Bitlis, Turkey
1800s
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Missionary
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Christianity
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monastery
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education
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teachers
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Mount Holyoke
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Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa late 1800s
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Houshamadyan
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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women's history
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Missionary
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seminary
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education
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teachers
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Mount Sindian
Bitlis, Turkey
1888
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Turkey
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mountains
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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women's history
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education
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teachers
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girls
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Missionary
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seminary
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summer
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school
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These two women are baking lavash (flat bread)
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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food
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bread
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baking
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Two women baking bread at the tonir
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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bread
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baking
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food
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women's history
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Likely these girls are graduates of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1800s
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seminary
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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genocide
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Turkey
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Four graduates of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary at Bitlis
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
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seminary
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Turkey
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genocide
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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teachers
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education
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women's history
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Missionary
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Family accepted into the Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey or an outlying village or town
circa 1880s
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seminary
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Mount Holyoke
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Missionary
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religion
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collaboration
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family
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mother
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daughter
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cousins
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women's history
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The lady in the center is a graduate of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
near Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1800s
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seminary
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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Mount Holyoke
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women's history
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Muslim
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Islam
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education
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teachers
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The first ever photograph taken of Bitlis - so far as we know
Bitlis, Turkey
circa mid-19th century
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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Houshamadyan
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history
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village
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education
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teachers
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Missionary
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pastor Khachig Vartanian
Bitlis, Turkey
1890
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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pastor
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Houshamadyan
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Inside Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1875
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Turkey
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genocide
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Armenia
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seminary
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Houshamadyan
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The iconic fortress
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
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fortress
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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Houshamadyan
document
This is the backside of the photograph of Khachig Vartanian
Bitlis, Turkey
1890
document
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Houshamadyan
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genocide
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Armenia
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Turkey
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history
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Charlotte Ely, 1839-1915
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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genocide
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Turkey
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education
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Missionary
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teachers
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These women are probably teachers
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
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Houshamadyan
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Armenia
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teachers
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genocide
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Turkey
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education
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