An Armenian family in a photo studio

The photograph shows an Armenian family in a photo studio, before the war. The mother stands, the father is seated, and 3 children are in front. The parents are portrayed as restrained and dignified.

The mother wears a dark dress with light trim, with a chain hanging from her belt. The father has a flower on his lapel. The girl wears a dark dress, the small child a white fleecy coat, and the boy a sailor-collar suit, holding a bouquet.

Family photographs like this preserved not only faces but the mood of a whole era, of a world that was soon to face great trials.