Photo Collections

Photos of Armenia: 1917-1919
photographed by John Elder

Elder Photo Collection

Depicting conditions in the short-lived Armenian Republic. Photographed by John Elder, an American relief worker serving in Yerevan.

Armenian Deportees: 1915-1916
photographed by Armin T. Wegner

Wegner Photo Collection

Depicting conditions in Armenian deportation camps in the Syrian desert. Photographed by Armin T. Wegner, a German medic stationed in the Ottoman empire.



(Search the National Archives Catalog to find additional images relating to the Armenian Genocide.)