Armenian Orphans Learning Shoemaking, Marash, 1910

Armenian orphans learning the shoemaking trade. Marash, 1910.

The boys sit and stand in a yard in front of a wall. They wear tall fezzes and aprons; some hold leather and thread. A man with a moustache is with them. Pieces of leather hang on the wall, and shoe forms are lined up on a shelf. Below the photograph is an English caption: “Armenian orphans learning the shoemaking trade”.