Girls in aprons walking out of an orphanage building while a relief worker guides them. Although the location is unknown, a girl in a similar apron and dress appears in a photograph from Alexandropol.
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Boys build a wall around a small house, Alexandropol
Two boys build a mud brick wall in front of their small playhouse in the orphanage yard.
Children building small houses in the orphanage yard, Alexandropol
The boys of Polygon Orphanage (part of the complex at Alexandropol) built small playhouses in the large orphanage yard. Near East Relief photographer Miss E.J. Hardcastle commented on their projects in the Nov. 1922 issue of the New Near East magazine: “With the boys the desire to be busy all the time expresses itself in gardens and wonderfully constructed homes, exact reproductions of their village houses. They are clever little chaps.”
Children with small houses in yard
A boy bends to inspect a small house built from mud bricks in the garden at Alexandropol. The children enjoyed building and decorating these playhouses with readily available natural materials. The house at left has the additional luxury of a small doll.
Nurse and girls in garden, Alexandropol
Nurse and girls in the garden at Alexandropol. This nurse and these girls appear in a series of photographs that may have been taken for promotional purposes.
Nurse and girls in garden, Alexandropol
Nurse and girls in the garden at Alexandropol. This nurse and these girls appear in a series of photographs that may have been taken for promotional purposes.
Large group of boys in garden, Alexandropol
The orphanage gardens provided outdoor exercise, educational training, and — most importantly — food for the orphanages.
Nurse and girls in garden, Alexandropol
Nurse and girls in the garden at Alexandropol. This nurse and these girls appear in a series of photographs that may have been taken for promotional purposes.
Nurse and child with rabbit, Alexandropol
Nurse and child with a rabbit at the orphanage complex at Alexandropol. The young woman may be a student or graduate of the Edith Winchester Nursing School.
Children with small houses that they built themselves, Alexandropol
Children at Alexandropol built small playhouses in the large orphanage yard. The house on the far right has two small photographs or postcards as decorations.
Girl orphan posing for a photographer, Alexandropol
A male relief worker helping a young orphan girl to pose for a photographer. From the photo, it appears that the photographer was taking portraits of several orphans.
Nurse holding a child in the garden, Alexandropol
Nurse holding a child in the garden at Alexandropol. The nurse is probably a student or graduate of the Edith Winchester Nursing School at the orphanage.
Girls in aprons walking out of a building with a peaked doorway
Girls in aprons walking out of an orphanage building.
Closeup of girls with handmade rug, Ghazir Orphanage
Girls at Ghazir Orphanage with a handmade rug. Carpet weaving was a lucrative trade and a means of cultural preservation
Girls with handmade rugs, Ghazir Orphanage
Girls at Ghazir Orphanage with handmade rugs.
Girls with three handmade rugs, Ghazir Orphanage
Girls at Ghazir Orphanage with handmade rugs.
Girls with two handmade rugs, Ghazir Orphanage
Girls at Ghazir Orphanage with a handmade rug. Carpet weaving was a lucrative trade and a means of cultural preservation
Girls with a handwoven rug, Ghazir Orphanage
Girls at Ghazir Orphanage with a rug that they made.
Girls with a handwoven rug, Ghazir Orphanage
The girls of Near East Relief’s Ghazir Orphanage were renowned weavers.
