Children of the missionary school-orphanage in Mush

The photograph was taken in the town of Mush in Western Armenia. It shows the children and teachers of a missionary school-orphanage. According to the source, in such institutions Armenian children received education and care.

In front of a building wall, below a barred window, several dozen children, mostly girls, stand in rows in simple light-coloured dresses, many with hoods. On the right stand several women in long dresses. In front, a dog lies on the ground.

Mush was one of the important Armenian centres of Western Armenia, with schools and churches.