Armenian orphan girls of Marash in a German orphanage, 1916

1916. Armenian orphan girls from the town of Marash who found shelter in a German orphanage.

In the courtyard dozens of girls hold hands and form circles; several adult women are with them. Beneath the picture is a German caption, ‘Marash orphan girls at play’, and an added Turkish caption, ‘Armenian girls staying in the German orphanage of Marash’.