Evgenia Ghaznajyan with a telephone, Lowell, 1914

The photograph shows Evgenia Ghaznajyan. It was taken in 1914 in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

The little girl sits at a wooden table in a white dress, with a large white bow in her hair. With one hand she holds the stand of a desk telephone, and with the other she holds the receiver to her ear. At that time the telephone was a new technology.

By the early 20th century many Armenian families were already living in the USA, having moved there for work and a new life. The photograph shows a moment from the daily life of Armenian families in America.