Visitors examining the dead in the Armenian cemetery two days after the massacres. Process print by Meisenbach ca. 1915.
- Date:
- 1915
- Reference:
- 586417i
- Pictures
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Description
The Armenian people underwent one of the worst trials in their history between 1894 and 1915. Their attempted extermination was put into action under Ottoman Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and was sporadically resumed, notably in 1915, when the Armenians were accused of aiding the Russian invaders during World War I. Over 600,000 Armenians were killed by Turkish soldiers or died of starvation during their forced deportation to Syria and Mesopotamia (Encyclopedia.com)
Publication/Creation
1915
Physical description
1 print : process print ; image 18.1 x 22.6 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The trench dug for the bodies of the victims: a scene in the cemetery. Meisenbach
The photograph shows the horrible spectacle ... the slaughtered Armenians
Reference
Wellcome Collection 586417i
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Location Status Access Closed stores