Armenian massacre victim laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

Name: Armenian massacre victim laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895
Author: Sachtleben, William Lewis

İsim	Armenian massacre victim laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895
Yazar	Sachtleben, William Lewis
Basım Tarihi:	November 1, 1895-November 2, 1895
Basım Yeri	- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Konu	Cemeteries--Turkey--Erzurum \| Dead persons--Turkey--Erzurum \| Armenia--History--1801-1900 \| Armenian massacres, 1894-1896--Turkey--Erzurum \| more \| less
Tür	Resim
Dil	Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar	b&w nitrate negative
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	uclamss_1841_0333 \| ark:/21198/zz002hfszq
Kayıt Numarası	oai:library.ucla.edu:ark:%2F21198%2Fzz002hfszq
Lokasyon	University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Tarih	November 1, 1895-November 2, 1895
Notlar	Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. \| Photograph of the body of an Armenian massacre victims laid out on blocks of stone in the Armenian Cemetery in Erzurum, with five men and one woman looking on. The deceased man wears undergarments, recalling a passage in William Sachtleben's Nov. 16 in the London Times: "All the corpses had been rifled of all their clothes except a cotton under-garment or two. These white under-clothes were stained with the blood of the dead, presenting a fearful sight." \| On Wednesday, October 30, 1895, Armenians were massacred in Erzurum and the surrounding Armenian villages. American journalist William Sachtleben happened to be in Erzurum at that time, investigating the disappearance of American cyclist Frank Lenz. During the massacre Sachtleben was in the American mission building, where over 200 Armenians fled for protection. Sachtleben witnessed the aftermath of the massacre; he took photographs of the victims in the Armenian Cemetery and wrote three lengthy and detailed letters about the massacre that were published, unsigned and attributed to an Occasional Correspondent, in the London Times on November 16, 27 and December 9. In the Nov. 16 letter he wrote: "Saturday, Nov. 2...I went with one of the cavasses of the English Legation, a soldier, my interpreter, and a photographer (Armenian) to the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery. The municipality had sent down a number of bodies, friends had brought more, and a horrible sight met my eyes. Along the wall on the north in a row 20ft. wide and 150ft. long, lay 321 dead bodies of the massacred Armenians..." \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841 \| Sachtleben (William) Images of Armenian Massacre

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Armenian massacre victim laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

Yazar Sachtleben, William Lewis

Basım Tarihi November 1, 1895-November 2, 1895

Basım Yeri - University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections

Tür Resim

Dil Belirlenmemiş dil

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Fiziksel Boyutlar b&w nitrate negative

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası uclamss_1841_0333 | ark:/21198/zz002hfszq

Kayıt Numarası oai:library.ucla.edu:ark:%2F21198%2Fzz002hfszq

Lokasyon University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections

Tarih November 1, 1895-November 2, 1895

Notlar Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. | Photograph of the body of an Armenian massacre victims laid out on blocks of stone in the Armenian Cemetery in Erzurum, with five men and one woman looking on. The deceased man wears undergarments, recalling a passage in William Sachtleben's Nov. 16 in the London Times: "All the corpses had been rifled of all their clothes except a cotton under-garment or two. These white under-clothes were stained with the blood of the dead, presenting a fearful sight." | On Wednesday, October 30, 1895, Armenians were massacred in Erzurum and the surrounding Armenian villages. American journalist William Sachtleben happened to be in Erzurum at that time, investigating the disappearance of American cyclist Frank Lenz. During the massacre Sachtleben was in the American mission building, where over 200 Armenians fled for protection. Sachtleben witnessed the aftermath of the massacre; he took photographs of the victims in the Armenian Cemetery and wrote three lengthy and detailed letters about the massacre that were published, unsigned and attributed to an Occasional Correspondent, in the London Times on November 16, 27 and December 9. In the Nov. 16 letter he wrote: "Saturday, Nov. 2...I went with one of the cavasses of the English Legation, a soldier, my interpreter, and a photographer (Armenian) to the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery. The municipality had sent down a number of bodies, friends had brought more, and a horrible sight met my eyes. Along the wall on the north in a row 20ft. wide and 150ft. long, lay 321 dead bodies of the massacred Armenians..." | more | less

Parçası Olduğu Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841 | Sachtleben (William) Images of Armenian Massacre