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Little children in class
Little girl with a mug of coco gets a check up
Watching over the little ones
The background behind this recently digitized photo is unknown, but it comes from Barclay Acheson’s collection of photo
Miss Hunting
Girls filing out of a building under supervision of Miss Hunting
Barclay Acheson joins orphans and personnel for lunch
Getting ready for a picture
Woman Looking Across the Street
Barclay Acheson with NER personnel
Barclay Acheson goes for a ride
Lunchtime with Barclay Acheson
Barclay Acheson reading
Horse drawn cart in the snow
Supply carts arriving at Alexandropol
Children outside a church on a snowy day
Children under the trees on a snowy day
Children waiting in line on a snowy day
Shivering in the Cold
Posing outside of a workshop
Barclay Acheson photographs men in traditional attire
Laundry Day at Alexandropol
Reconstruction in the Near East
Children on a snowy tree lined road
Boy with a motor car
Standing on a fence in the snow
Little boy gives another a piggyback ride
Going for a ride
Snowball fight
Two Heads Are Better Than One
“Our Boss”
Mr. Jaquith’s Office
Elsie Kimball and H.C. Jaquith in his office
The Filing Department
Women working in the office, caption “Busy bees among the Arc’hives'”
The Voice with the Smile
| Antoinette Moore telephone operator smiling, the caption reads “Information. The voice with a smile. “Merry Christmas” This is Near East Foundation |
Bundle Station clothing drive
The Crucifixion of a Race
Open the Door for the Children
Sample Field Day Cards
Bundle Day Tags
The Land of the Living Nightmare
In The Hollow of Your Hand
Why Near East Relief
Say It with Flour
The Long Table
And For These There Was No Room
“Feed My Lambs”
Near East Relief Day Order of Service
Service program from Near East Relief Day. NER used local churches and organizations to mobilize individual support by appealing to their sense of philanthropic duty.
Elevator Campaign Poster
This elevator poster encouraged people to leave behind donations of nonperishable items like corn and wheat to send abroad.
Campaign Cablegram
A mock cablegram used as a campaign tool to encourage citizen donations.
Bundle Day Banner
Banners like this were used to encourage donations of old clothing, bundled up. The clothing was sent to orphanages and industries throughout the Near East, where the clothing was used to clothe orphans, make rugs and other textiles, and a variety of other uses.
Diana Apcar
Diana Apcar and her husband in traditional Japanese clothing
Diana Apcar
Diana Apcar was instrumental in raising money for Near East Relief in Japan
Japanese Rescue Ship in Smyrna
A Japanese rescue ship docks at Smyrna in response to the fire that ravaged the city
Church Service at Alexandropol
Children at the Alexandropol Orphanage attend a church service outdoors.
Two refugee children dressed in rags
Two refugee children dressed in rags
A large group of orphans gather outside
A large group of orphans gather outside an orphanage, probably Alexandropol.
A refugee girl standing in front of a large rug
A refugee girl standing in front of a large rug
A group of refugees waiting in line
A group of refugees waiting in line
“Housing the Orphans”
Pg. 3 from a Near East Relief Booklet depicting some of the locations used for orphanages in Greece.
A doctor with a young girl
A doctor tends to a young girl wearing winter clothes
Three boys in class
Three boys in class
Young boys attend a class outside
Young boys attend a class outside
“The Largest Orphanage Program the World Has Ever Seen”
Children gather outside the Alexandropol Orphanage
Student nurses reading indoors
Student nurses reading indoors
A refugee child in a sack-like dress
A refugee child in a sack-like dress
A group of people holding babies
A group of people holding babies
Relief worker carrying a jug of water on her head
A relief worker, possibly Alice Carr, carrying a jug of water on her head with two women smiling in the background
Profile of H.C. Jaquith
Profile of H.C. Jaquith
Orphans on the grounds at Kazachi Post in Alexandropol
Orphans on the grounds at Kazachi Post in Alexandropol
Refugees line up for milk distribution
Refugees line up for milk distribution
Near East Relief announcement about food shipment
Near East Relief announcement about food shipment
Refugee boys with a camel
Refugee boys with a camel
Two relief workers at desks
Two relief workers at desks
A relief worker receives a medal
A relief worker receives a medal
Golden Rule Sunday menu
Golden Rule Sunday menu
Refugee woman in front of tents
Damaged photograph of a refugee woman standing in front of a city of tents
Barclay Acheson with two young girls
Barclay Acheson with two young girls
Portrait of George St. John Williams
Portrait of George St. John Williams
Portrait of Lester J. Wright
Portrait of Lester J. Wright
Portrait of Robert E. Wilson
Portrait of Robert E. Wilson
Young girl holding a baby goat
Young girl holding a baby goat
Young men with tractor
Young men with tractor
Girl with a flower crown
Girl with a flower crown
Agnes Evon
Agnes Evon teaches a woman how to keep well water pure for drinking
Morgenthau, Dutton, and Dodge
Morgenthau, Dutton, and Dodge
Near East Relief Board
Near East Relief Board
Tribute to Cleveland H. Dodge
Tribute to Cleveland H. Dodge. Dodge was a central figure in helping to create and build Near East Relief.
Charles V. Vickrey at desk
Charles V. Vickrey at desk. Vickrey was a prominent and driving force behind the highly successful giving campaign, Golden Rule Sunday, that supported thousands of orphans in orphanages across the Near East
New York Times article showing escaping refugees
New York Times article showing escaping refugees. In the corner, Enoch P. Applegate, a Near East Relief worker, is shown.
Boy running on a city street
Boys running on a city street
Boys and girls in an outdoor workshop
Boys and girls in an outdoor workshop
Boys walk in a long line at Alexandropol
Boys walk in a long line at Alexandropol
Children waiting in a line
Children waiting in a line
Children on a pile of straw
Children on a pile of straw
Cow cart crossing a river
Cow cart crossing a river
Group of people at public rally in Tiflis
Group of people at public rally in Tiflis
Large group of people in a public square
Large group of people in a public square
