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Assyrian boys from Kurdistan, students at Urmia College, Persia

Place: Urmia · today Iran
Date: 20th century

Eight young men in embroidered jackets, sashes and striped trousers, with felt caps, stand on the steps of a brick building. The album caption reads "Assyrian boys from Kurdiston and students at Urmia College. Persia."

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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

Assyrian boys from Kurdistan, students at Urmia College, Persia

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