Literature lesson at the Alexandropol orphanage, 1923

Literature lesson at the orphanage in Alexandropol (Gyumri), 1923.

In 1920 the largest orphanage in the world was established in Alexandropol (Gyumri). It housed more than 20,000 Armenian orphans whose parents had been killed by the Turks in Western Armenia.

About 20 boys sit on the grass on a hillside, while a teacher standing under a tree reads from a book. Behind them is a valley with buildings and trees.