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Nestorian (Assyrian) mountaineers, newspaper drawing, 1896

Date: 1896

Line drawing captioned "Nestorian Mountaineers": a man in a felt cap, embroidered jacket and wide trousers between two youths, published with an article on the American missions among the Nestorians of Urumia.

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America (New-York Tribune)

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Nestorian (Assyrian) mountaineers, newspaper drawing, 1896

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