An Armenian Immigrant Family in the United States

The photograph shows a newly arrived Armenian immigrant family in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.

Nine people, adults and children, stand and sit in front of an American flag. One man and two boys wear fezzes, a girl and a young woman wear embroidered caps, and the woman standing on the right wears a long patterned skirt. The seated man holds a baby.

They had left their home and gone through the hard road of wars, persecution and emigration, hoping to find safety and a future for their children. In America they worked, educated their children and preserved their language, faith and national identity.