The Chorbajian family, Marash, 1893

The photograph was taken in 1893 in Marash (Kahramanmaraş), Armenia, in the south-east of present-day Turkey. It shows the Armenian Chorbajian family, well-known textile and carpet merchants.

There are 7 people in the photograph. In the middle sits a man in a fez and a long coat; beside him is a woman, and next to her a small child in white. Two girls stand at the back, and two boys on the right.