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Wendy
Does anyone know the name of the friend? She bears a striking resemblance to members of my family! Vahé Achikian Actually, the warrior woman on the left with curly black hair, and a revolver in her belt, is Eghisabeth Sultanian of Zeytun, 1874-1948. She immigrated to the United States ( Worcester, Massachusetts ) in 1897…
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An-su Aksoy
The second from right is Haig Berberian, (Ortaköy, Istanbul 1887 – Paris 1978), scholar.I am his descendent and actually researching about his (especially early) life.
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Susan Sinanian Garabedian
These men were the founders of the LA chapter in the 50’s I think there were a few more but not pictured. Diane Zakian Rumbaugh Rouben Zambakjian is on the far right, top row. He’s my grandfather. Kalenderian Hello Diana how are you taaaaa o zaman bile kuuuuuucucuk bir ciyty olan everek fenesede bilie beylerin…
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Vahé Achikian
The Social Democrat Huntchakian Party (SDHP) is the second oldest Armenian political party, founded in 1887 by a group of college students in Geneva, Switzerland. Founding comrades names are: Avedis Nazarbekian, Gevork Karadjian, Ruben Khan-Azad, Kristaphor Ohanian, Mariam Vartanian, Gabriél Kafian and Manuel Manuelian.
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Vahé Achikian
The photo is of Megerdich Yakoubian, the Ishkhan (Qodjabashi) of Zeytoun’s Qarghalar Tagh ( Mahallé ), photo taken in Istanbul in January 1896. Meguerditch Agha Yaqoubian, 1806 – 1872 is photographed here in 1865, Istanbul, in the building of the Constantinople Armenian Patriarchate. Meguerditch Agha was the son of Astvadzadour Agha Yaqoubian and the grandson…
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Vahé Achikian
Aram Bey Tcholaqian was one of the last hero freedom fighters of Zeytun, who was the younger brother of Mesrop Agha Tcholaqian, and together with his brother Aram Bey had participated in the 1915 March – June Zeytun resistance against the Ottoman Turkish aggression and arrests in Zeytun on the prelude to the 1915 Genocide.…
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Vahé Achikian
The photo is of Usta (Master) Artin Tcholakyan in 1913 of Zeytun, a master craftsman of the Santoor, an oriental version of the celtic hammered dulcimer. Usta Artin was the paternal uncle of Panos Tcholakyan, one of the heroic freedom fighters of Zeytun who was the distinguished squad leader of Armenian defenders in the Grand…
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Vahé Achikian
Identification of the above Social Democrate Hunchakian comrades in Zeytoun 1895-1896:L to R: Garabed Aghassi, Garabed Hrachia, Abah, Meléh. This photo is from winter of 1896, when these four Huntchakyan freedom fighters organised the heroic 1895-1896 defence of Zeytoun against the 20,000 Turkish troops and Tchérquéz and Turqoman bashi-bozouqs along with Zeytounlu Yenidünia Astvatzadour Pasha,…
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Vahe Achikian
These are Armenian and Latin catholic students of the Lycee du Freres Jesuites of Harpouth in Kharpert area. The photograph is most likely from 1911-1912.
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Vahe Achikian
The photo is of the Great Defender of Dalvorik valley Armenians around Mush, Serop Aghpouïre Pasha: he was the son of a noble well-to-do family, but because of his patriotic & idealistic conviction, he chose to take up arms to defend Mush Armenians from the wild Hamidiye Kurds and Turks who roamed the mountains of…