Gallery: National Geographic Magazine

  • His parents have been murdered: he is starving.
    Volum XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 417

  • Brother and sister, orphans, begged for a train ride to another town, where they might get bread.
    Volume XXXVI, No.. five, in November 1919, p 404

  • Starving woman in the town of Igdir
    Volume XXXVI, No.. five, in November 1919, p 406

  • Begging for bread when a train from the American aid organization arrives at an Armenian station
    Volume XXXVI, No.. five, in November 1919, p 406

  • A single day's rescue in Erivan (Yerevan), photo by Melville Chater.
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 408

  • Armenian orphans in Alexandropol: They get a half pound of bread and a piece of sugar per day.
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 409

  • Orphans refugees who hope to reach any city where there is bread. These children ate the candle light drops from the side of the charitable organization car, in a country that is naturally fertile.
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 410

  • Refugee burial outside Etchmiadzin
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 411

  • Igdir, Armenian children eat their ration of boiled rice, which is awarded by the American Committee.
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 412

  • Armenian children who weave carpets in the American Committee's store in Erivan (Yerevan)
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 413

  • Trying to get all the heat the sun gives, Alexandropol
    Volume XXXVI, No.. five, in November 1919, p 414

  • Ox-pulled caravan loaded with American flour goes to rescue
    Volume XXXVI, No. five, in November 1919, p 416