Glimpses into the ARF Photo Archives: Miscellaneous Surprises
There is a lot that could be said and written about the ARF photo archives, which I have had the privilege and pleasure of sorting through over the course of the autumn and winter of […]
There is a lot that could be said and written about the ARF photo archives, which I have had the privilege and pleasure of sorting through over the course of the autumn and winter of […]
83 years ago, the world was a scary and unfair place where innocent people were persecuted and killed for their beliefs, their religion or their nationality. All across Europe, the Nazis and their local collaborators […]
A few of the pictures from the ARF photo archives are particularly eye-catching. Clicking through the images, one cannot help but notice photos like the ones below, for example. At first, it seems almost comical, […]
On November 29, 1944, thousands of American and British soldiers were near Lindern, a tiny German village situated near the border with the Netherlands. They were cold, soaked and exhausted by days and nights of […]
In this series of brief glimpses into the ARF photo archives, I have tried to share with you thought-provoking, fun or other kinds of take-aways from the collection. This article is about a more specific […]
March 1, 2024 is the 90th anniversary of The Armenian Weekly—a milestone made possible by the visionary work of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, the Hairenik newspaper editors of 1934 and a community dedicated to the […]
“My dear Mélinée, my beloved little orphan, In a few hours I will no longer be of this world. We are going to be executed today at 3:00. This is happening to me like an […]
In my previous look into photographs from the ARF archives, I pointed out two things: first, there is a lack of information on many items in the collection – inviting you all to contribute, if […]
As mentioned in “Glimpses into the ARF Photo Archives: What is an Archive, Anyway?”, the materials in the collection offer a mix of items from the late 19th century on, capturing some recognizable historical figures […]
For the past few months, I have had the great privilege of working through the collection of over 3,500 photographs in the archives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). The photographs have been meticulously scanned […]
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