Armenian Genocide: historic illustrations

In memory of the 99th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. April 24!

Massacre of Armenians, from French newspaper “Le Petit Journal” (12 December 1916)

Hamidian massacres of Armenians (1894-1896 ) Illustration de Silhouette. 1895

1918 - “Lest We Perish” American Committee Relief in the Near East Poster — 1918 – “Lest We Perish” American Committee Relief in the Near East Poster

Give or we perish American Committee for Relief in the Near East--Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia--Campaign for $30,000,000 (1918) — Give or we perish American Committee for Relief in the Near East–Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia–Campaign for $30,000,000 (1918)

Armenian Genocide aid: The child at your door 400,000 orphans starving, no state aid available--Campaign for $30,000,000. — Armenian Genocide aid: The child at your door 400,000 orphans starving, no state aid available–Campaign for $30,000,000.

Poster from Lest they perish Campaign - American Committee for Relief in the Near East (1919) — Poster from Lest they perish Campaign – American Committee for Relief in the Near East (1919)

The Lord Mayor of London Appeals For Help For Armenia, c.1915-16

Fundraising poster for the American Committee for Relief in the Near East – the United States contributed a significant amount of aid to help Armenians during the Armenian Genocide.

Card illustrating Hamidian massacres of Armenians 1889

Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks under Abdul Hamid, 1895-1896. Armenian inhabitants of Akhisar, having their throats cut. Religious Conflict Turkey Trade Card French Chromolithograph' — Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks under Abdul Hamid, 1895-1896. Armenian inhabitants of Akhisar, having their throats cut. Religious Conflict Turkey Trade Card French Chromolithograph’

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Nover

9 years ago

A picture speaks a thousand words…

Aquileana

A very engaged post . Thanks for sharing,

Aquileana 🙂

GArt

They will pay for all their crime

Bruce Badrigian

8 years ago

Hello– I am interested in using one of your illustrations for a novel I finished on Armenia. I would only use it for this one novel, and would be willing to credit you in the book. I can’t afford to pay much as I am a retired teacher.
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Reply to Bruce Badrigian

Dear Bruce, I’m not the owner of any of these illustrations. I’ve downloaded them off the internet through different sources, so I don’t posses copyrights to any of these illustrations. If the owners would complain I would have to take them down, but till now no one has complained about me using it. So unfortunately I cannot give you permission for something I don’t own. I don’t really know who owns the right to these illustrations I would think that those from the candy bars probably still belong to the Chocolaterie d’Aiguebelle. The other posters I would rather think are… Read more »

Mick McTiernan

Hi. I’m interested in the card illustrating the killing of Armenians in Iraklion, Crete. I’ve done a fair amount of work on the history of Crete towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, but I’ve never come across any specific mention of the killing of Armenians – as opposed to murders of Cretan Christians. Do you have any further details or know where I can find out more?

Mick McT

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