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Crowd at the American Mission gate, Urmia, 1918

Place: Urmia · today Iran
Date: 1918

Men, women and children gathered at the brick gateway of the American mission compound in Urmia, where thousands of Assyrians sheltered during 1915–1918.

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Near East Relief Historical Society digital archive (holding institution: US National Archives and Records Administration, 165-WW)

Public domain (U.S. federal records)

Crowd at the American Mission gate, Urmia, 1918

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