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Chidem Inch: Old Banquet Photos
I was recently at St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in Chicago for a concert. I noticed a photo, black and white, taken at a banquet at the Sheraton Towers on June 25, 1960, in honor of the visit of Catholicos Vazken I, of blessed memory. The photo was taken from a balcony and showed the head table and at least 30 tables of 10 people that could fit in the shot. Everyone was dressed up—to the nines as they used to say. My guess is there were 350-500 people in attendance.
The photo was impre
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I have pictures of the June 29, 1946 AYF Convention Banquet at Detroit’s Book-Cadillac Hotel Ballroom. You can view these pictures on my facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205952543000732&type=3
This picture is part of my mom’s collection. (Zarry Sahagian Sarkisian).