Syria: Armenian refugees from the Turkish genocide in a camp at Aleppo, c.1922. Photo by Vartan Derounian (1888 - 1954)

An Armenian-American sponsored refugee camp in Aleppo, Syria, c. 1922. The original image was a postcard used to raise funds for the camp. Assisted by missionaries, these refugees, mostly women and children from the vicinity of Kharpert, Historic Armenia, made needlework to sell, the proceeds from which helped to support them and purchase passage to the United States.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

Vartan Derounian (1888 - 1954)

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Pictures From History