PhotographAA-0549

Nestorian (Assyrian) pastor and his relatives, Persia, early 1900s

Place: Persia · today Iran
Date: 20th century

A family group of men, women and children in mixed traditional and European dress stands before a doorway; the album caption reads "Nestorian native pastor and his relatives. Persia." The pastor is likely the man in the dark coat at the centre.

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General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church, GCAH Mission Albums Gallery (Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church photograph albums)

Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Nestorian (Assyrian) pastor and his relatives, Persia, early 1900s

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