Armenians of Karin, before 1915
Armenians of Karin (Erzurum), Western Armenia. The photograph was taken before the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
It shows 8 adults and 1 child in front of a painted backdrop. Four men stand, three men and a woman are seated, and in the centre is a child in a patterned garment and a light-coloured hat. The men wear fezzes, fur hats or wrapped headcloths; some wear chokhas with cartridge holders and daggers.
