On 22 January 2022 an article by Krikorian and Taylor entitled “The Genocide against the Armenians by the Turks” was posted on Groong. See: https://groong.org/orig/ak-20220122-SH-II.html

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Close-Up of an Original "Ravished Armenia" Single-Sheet Movie Poster: Finding an Appropriate Place for it on the Spectrum of Armenian Genocide Imagery

Close-up Views of an Original “Ravished Armenia” Single Sheet Movie Poster: Finding an appropriate place for it on the spectrum of Armenian Genocide Imagery by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Photographs and images of all sorts have always been part of the armamentarium of those wishing to make a special point or advocate a cause. It has even been stated that a critically selected picture can dominate an otherwise very well-crafted message....

January 12, 2023 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Genocide Against the Armenians by the Turks - Part 2

Part II**** Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Introduction On 22 January 2022 an article by Krikorian and Taylor entitled “The Genocide against the Armenians by the Turks” was posted on Groong. See: https://groong.org/orig/ak-20220122-SH-II.html This posting is a continuum of that article from a slightly different perspective. We are told by today’s Turkish Government and its supporters that the very idea of an Armenian Genocide having occurred in the Ottoman Empire under cover of World War I is highly contentious....

August 27, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Images that are So Wrong on All Accounts, and Should Have Been Discarded, Insist on Persisting

Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Our work over the years since retiring has sought to accurately clothe the massive amount of writing widely associated with the Genocide against the Armenians by the Turks, with photographs and imagery that can be attested and attributed. [1] Our contributions, both posted online and print-published, emphasize that it is much more difficult to achieve the stated and wanted ends of absolute accuracy than one might initially suppose or hope for....

July 19, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

About Propaganda and the False Accusation that Armenians Are Masters of The Craft of Spin

A Bit About Propaganda And The False Accusation That Armenians Are Masters Of The Craft Of Spin Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Nearly everyone today appreciates the Internet as an incredibly valuable resource, but it has also become an excellent hiding place for those who have few or no scruples. It can be an anonymous and very protected haven for liars. There is so much misinformation, disinformation etc. available on virtually every topic that it is what we arrogantly call “in and of itself a monument to ignorance....

July 12, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Raphael Lemkin and the Coining of the word "Genocide"

Miscellanea: Odds and Ends from Our Armenian-related Notes Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY PrÉcis**** What we have covered in this extended essay is essentially a prospectus on the Armenian genocide. Rafał Lemkin, a Polish Jewish jurist and lawyer coined the word genocide and circumscribed what it was and was not. He made it very clear that he knew the Armenians were victims of genocide. We maintain in this essay that all victims of genocide should be supportive of one another....

July 5, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

A Series of Photo Albums Prepared by Maria Jacobsen, Missionary Nurse and Relief Worker

Unique Addition To Our Conscience Films Videos On YouTube Offers A Valuable Means Of Attesting And Attributing Photographs Of The Armenian Genocide And Its Aftermath: A Series Of Photo Albums Prepared By Maria Jacobsen Missionary Nurse And Relief Worker Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY On April 17, 2022, we posted a video on our Conscience Films YouTube site entitled “Rehabilitation of Armenian Orphans of the Genocide: a selective overview....

June 28, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Genocide Against The Armenians By The Turks

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January 22, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Memoir of Genocide - 1915 to 1920 | The Story of an Armenian Boy - By Nahabed Chakrian (1904 - 1993)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________**** MEMOIR OF GENOCIDE - 1915 to 1920 THE STORY OF AN ARMENIAN BOY BY NAHABED CHAKRIAN - (1904 - 1993) January 5, 2022 by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY CONTENTS About Nahabed Chakrian Foreword Acknowledgment Notes Memoir of Genocide: The Story of an Armenian Boy Translated by Abraham Der Krikorian, Ph.D. (with maps added) Appendices: Documents Suggested Readings Book:- Armenian Sebastia/Sivas and Lesser Armenia, ed....

January 5, 2022 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Case of Turks Distorting a 1915 Caption to a Real Photograph With The Express Purpose of Twisting The Facts

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September 26, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

An Introduction and Some Background to Our Video "An Intimate Look at a Bronze Statue of Emmanuel Fremiet's Gorilla and Woman" Installed in Allerton Park and Retreat Center, University of Illinois, Monticello, Illinois. Appreciating More Fully A Marketing Strategy Used for the Film "Ravished Armenia"

“An Intimate Look at a Bronze Statue of Emmanuel Fremiet’s***Gorilla and Woman”*********Installed in Allerton Park and Retreat Center, University of Illinois, Monticello, Illinois. Appreciating More Fully A Marketing Strategy Used for the Film “Ravished Armenia” Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY**** We believe that images can and often do serve as weapons for achieving social justice concerning a wide range of topics. They can supplement and expand any given agenda....

September 6, 2021 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Wishful Thinking by the British on the Gallipoli Invasion: A 1915 Cartoon that Reflects Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A 1915 Cartoon that Reflects Putting the Cart Before the Horse Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Two periods might arguably be selected above all others to convey the message of the complete madness of World War I. The first is the invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915 by the British (and French) with the view of securing the Dardanelles straits, that narrow strip of land leading to Constantinople and the Black Sea, thus giving Russia troops access so as to put Turkey out of the War....

September 5, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

An Early Accounting of The Wretchedness of Turkish Villages

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July 9, 2021 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

WILL AMERICA EVER UNDERSTAND TURKEY? Time To Take a Cartoon Out of Storage to Remind Us of Some Crucial Facts

Time To Take a Cartoon Out of Storage to Remind Us of Some Crucial Facts Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY By now we have made it abundantly clear that we are firm believers that cartoons can indeed serve as editorials without words. They are a distinctive and effective way of addressing the truth. Some might say that they have no equal in this task. There has been a great deal of noise in the media lately about U....

July 2, 2021 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

THE EMPTY BOWL: A little-known prize-winning poster from 1920 designed by Kirill Zdanevich, future father of the Avant-Garde Russian Cubo-Futurism school of Painting

THE EMPTY BOWL: A little-known prize-winning poster from 1920 designed by Kirill Zdanevich, future father of the Avant-Garde Russian Cubo-Futurism school of Painting Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY Not being great fans of modern art, we will not pretend that we knew anything about Cubo-Futurism before we embarked on some research about the artist of a very dramatic and heart-rending poster, Kyrill Zdanevich. The poster was used by the Near East Relief (NER) to solicit funds on behalf of starving Armenian children in the Caucasus after World War I....

July 1, 2021 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Beheading as Portrayed in Cartoons From The Ottoman Turkish Period

Probing the Photographic Record LONG ISLAND, NY In a recent posting (3 June 2021) we focused on the evolution of the use, perception, and interpretation of real photos of severed heads. We emphasized that this could occur over a relatively short period of time. These photographs generally start with one fairly clear intention and develop relatively quickly into a considerably more generic usage, reflecting less discriminate usage. See: Evolution of a gruesome photo of decapitation: from instilling terror to typifying Turkish savagery by Abraham D....

June 17, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

EVOLUTION OF A GRUESOME PHOTO OF DECAPITATION: From Instilling Terror to Typifying Turkish Savagery

From Instilling Terror to Typifying Turkish Savagery Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY In 2010 we published a lengthy essay entitled “Achieving Ever-Greater Precision in Attestation and Attribution of Genocide Photographs” (s*ee *A.D. Krikorian and E.L. Taylor, 2010). In it we stressed a number of important points – first and foremost the difficulty of determining accurately what a “genocide photograph” represents (attestation), and its attribution (that is identifying a photo with a place, time and even person....

June 3, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Poster Soliciting Funds to Support Armenians Using Armenian Survivors of The Genocide as Illustrative Models

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April 25, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Adapting an Existing Work of Art For Use as a Fundraising Poster Simply by Adding Text

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April 24, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Power of a Photograph and its Recycling Over Time

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY In addition to misidentification or incorrect attestation of images, one is confronted on occasion with relevant images that have been, or are still being used without specific qualification as to when they were originally used, or where or by whom they originated. Whether this has an effect on suitableness for their use in a specific, more modern-day presentation the user will have to decide....

April 23, 2021 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Attempted Murder of a Nation. An Illustrator for the Press, a Satirist-artist, and a Cartoonist attempt to portray events.

The Attempted Murder of a Nation. An Illustrator for the Press, a Satirist‒artist, and a Cartoonist attempt to portray events. Three artists, three styles, and three techniques, each with different emphasis – same tragic message of a Genocide.**** Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Fig. 1. Armenian Massacres. ÒThe Turks have a plan for the complete extermination of the Armenians. And, they carry it out with a ferocity that makes oneÕs hair stand on endÉÓ...

April 24, 2018 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

French Political Satirist Orens Denizard Decries Sultan Abdul Hamid II in his 1903-1904 Cartoons Depicting Ruthless Massacres by the Turks

EuropeÕs failure to stop the Armenian massacres of the 1890s was the go-ahead for ÒAbdul the DamnedÓ to viciously suppress the Macedonians in 1903 Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY We are great fans of T.E. Lawrence (Thomas Edward Lawrence) and have seen the film Lawrence of Arabia many times. Every time we watch it, we appreciate it even more. Many will recall that the two young Arab boys in his service called him ÒAurensÓ (or as Ali, actor Omar Sharif would later have it, ÒEl Aurens....

October 4, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Harpoot and Mezereh: A glimpse into the way it was in 1956 when Ruth Azniv Parmelee, M.D. visited.

She had worked in both places**₋**** first from 1914 to 1917, and then from 1919 to 1922.** Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NY Introduction Interest is increasing especially on the part of those whose heritage is Armenian, or part Armenian, or simply interested in the region, to learn more about the “Old Armenia” environment from which grandparents or great grandparents or friends, made their way to America....

October 3, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

American Missionary Physician Dr. Ruth A. Parmelee Describes the 1915 "Harpoot Deportations": with Appendix of some rare imagery from our files to complement what she wrote; included is the Infamous "Deportation Proclamation"

Armenian News Network / Groong American Missionary Physician Dr. Ruth A. Parmelee Describes the 1915 ÒHarpoot DeportationsÓ: with Appendix of some rare imagery from our files to complement what she wrote; included is the Infamous ÒDeportation ProclamationÓ Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY The Armenian Genocide is Rooted in Facts ÒOn March 16, 1915, the governor of our province [Sabit Bey] told a German vice-consul that they [the Armenians] had grown to such wealth and numbers, that they were a nuisance to the ruling race....

September 29, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Photos Of Destitution and Misery: Starving Armenian Kids in Erivan

­­Armenian News Network / Groong******PHOTOS OF DESTITUTION AND MISERY: ** Starving Armenian Kids in Erivan Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY INTRODUCTION In our YouTube video ÒStory of an Oriental Rug Made by Armenian Orphans for the White House: preserving authentic memory of survivors of the Turkish Genocide against the ArmeniansÓ we emphasized the background of the ÔArmenian orphan rugÕ and made the critical connection between this rug and the orphans of the Armenian Genocide....

September 27, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

A Rare Poster of an Armenian Boy Used in Fund Raising for the Near East Relief

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Introduction Throughout our efforts aimed at achieving ever-greater precision in attestation and attribution of photographs and imagery as they relate to the Armenians massacres, persecutions and Genocide, we have made a special effort to verify what a photograph or image represents (attest it) and to identify it if possible with a person, place or time (attribute it)....

September 15, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Documentation and Attribution of Photographs as they Relate to the Atrocities and The Genocide

Documentation and Attribution of Photographs as they Relate to the Atrocities and Genocide Committed against Armenians in the Ottoman Turkish Empire: several early photos of survivors released for educational use and in soliciting funds by the American committee for armenian and syrian relief - complete with contemporary captions and interpretations Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY INTRODUCTION For those who respects facts, there never has been any question about the reality of the genocide committed against the Armenians by Ôthe TurksÕ....

September 14, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Casting of actors portraying Talaat and Morgenthau is quite good in the film "the promise": A few images to substantiate this opinion

Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY “Every time I hear Talaat’s name, I see the image of Satan, sly, cunning, dishonest and insincere, the repository of a black, oriental soul. The dog was Mephistophelean [diabolical]…” ­­ Statement attributed to Armen Garo (Karekin Pasdermadjian) by Assadoor Khederian [Endnote 1] We saw “The Promise” on Thursday the 20th of April 2017 at the Lowe’s Multiplex Cinema in Stony Brook, Long Island....

May 12, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Scene from the Armenian Genocide: A French Artist's Chilling Portrayal of Events at the Euphrates River

Scene from the Armenian Genocide: A French ArtistÕs Chilling Portrayal of Events at the Euphrates River Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY ÒThe Euphrates was the tomb of thousands of the deportees. The Armenians who did not die were shot point blank by Kurds on the banks of the River — Composition of G. Dutriac.Ó From a full page sepia image (5 X 8 inches) (by the very well known French artist, illustrator, engraver Georges-Pierre Dutriac (1866-1958): Lectures Pour Tous 18e Anne, 23e Livraison [Delivery date] 1er Septembre 1916, p....

April 24, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

United States Consul Leslie Ammerton Davis Assumes Duties at Harput, Turkey on 31 May 1914 A Rare Photograph of Him and his Predecessor Consul William Wesley Masterson Together in the Garden of the American Consulate in Mezereh

A Rare Photograph of Him and his Predecessor Consul William Wesley Masterson Together in the Garden of the American Consulate in Mezereh Special to Groong by and Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY One of our objectives over the years has been to track down photographs of individuals who are connected in one way or another with the Armenian Genocide. These include American Consuls who served in Asiatic Turkey during those fateful years....

April 21, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

United States Consul Leslie A. Davis's Communication to Ambassador Henry Morgenthau at the American Embassy in Constantinople Concerning Arrests and Subsequent Murders of Harput Men

­­­**Armenian News Network / Groong** United States Consul Leslie A. DavisÕs Communication to Ambassador Henry Morgenthau at American Embassy in Constantinople Concerning Arrests and Subsequent Murders of Harput Men­­ Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Those who saw and read our recent Groong post (April 7, 2017) entitled ÒUnited States Consul Leslie A. DavisÕs Photographs of Armenians Slaughtered at Lake Goeljuk, Summer of 1915Ó will know it focused on the story of various infamous photographs of the murders at Lake Goeljuk....

April 17, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

United States Consul Leslie A. Davis's Photographs of Armenians Slaughtered at Lake Goeljuk, Summer of 1915

United States Consul Leslie A. DavisÕs Photographs of Armenians Slaughtered at Lake Goeljuk, Summer of 1915 [A Groong posting here of a paper originally published in a Festschrift volume in honor of German Journalist and Scholar Wolfgang Gust on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday, 2015. The celebratory volume Festschrift Wolfgang zum 80. Geburtstag printed by Verlag Dinges & Frick, Wiesbaden was edited by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach and is presented here with her kind permission in the hope that it will give our contribution wider distribution and broader coverage....

April 7, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Armenian Christmas, Theophany, Epiphany, "Little Christmas", and especially "Le Petit Nol": trying to make sense of a December 23, 1905 cartoon and its caption

Armenian Christmas, Theophany, Epiphany, “Little Christmas”, and especially “Le Petit Noël”: trying to make sense of a December 23, 1905 cartoon and its caption. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK The Gregorian calendar that we are all familiar with was promulgated during the reign of Roman Catholic Pope Gregory XIII. The order for change was issued as a Papal Bull in 1582....

January 6, 2017 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Church calendar and tortures of Saint Gregory

**“All Saviour’s Armenian Cathedral, Isfahan, Iran” - a recent addition to our Conscience Films video site on YouTube.*This video will expand some of the imagery presented in the recently released 2017 calendar by the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern). ***Some relevant early 20th century photographs of the dreaded falaka or bastinado (foot torture) are presented as well and attested precisely. Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D....

January 1, 2017 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

We Survived: We Are Alive, Well and Undaunted by Turkish Terror. BUT We Will Never Forget. Armenian Immigrants Rebuilding their Lives in America.

A Scroll Photograph Taken on 16 August 1931 by K.S. Melikian at a Picnic for Körpetsis and Friends Shows Armenians Who Have Gotten on with their Lives Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY We have made a point of emphasizing the great value of the K.S. Melikian Collection recently deposited in the Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division. While many photographs go back as far as the Old Country in Eastern Asia Minor, others deal with the recovery of the Armenian communities that had been so devastated in the “Erghir” (the Land, the Earth) in Turkey as a result of the Turkish genocide against the Armenians....

April 25, 2016 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Picture This: American Cartoonists Portray the Destruction of the Armenian Nation by the Turks. A remarkable cartoon essay on this colossal crime published in December 1915 that tells of the scale of the horrors in no uncertain terms.

Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian, LONG ISLAND, NY “In 1915 the Turkish government began, and ruthlessly carried out, the infamous general massacre and deportation of Armenians in Asia Minor… the clearance of the race from Asia Minor was about as complete an act, on a scale so great, could well be…There is no reasonable doubt that this crime was planned and executed for political reasons....

April 23, 2016 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Armenian Immigrants Rebuilding their Lives in America.

A seemingly innocent photograph of a group of Worcester Armenians and a few of their children born in America could yield considerable information if one wanted to use it as a starting point for discovery, commentary and discussion. Sadly, one day in the not too distant future, someone might only see it as a “problem of perspective or interpretation”. Others might even disrespectfully see it as one of the many “noises of history....

April 23, 2016 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

A 1935/1936 Season Sunday School Photograph Taken by Kazaros Sarkis Melikian at the Armenian Church of Our Saviour, Worcester, Massachusetts: putting a face on a group photograph of first-generation American Armenian youngsters through a heroic effort to identify them.

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY INTRODUCTION Normally we try to keep a low profile because it gives us time to do the things that we feel are most important to us. But today we do not hesitate to give ourselves a bit of credit for a job that we think deserves an accolade of Òwell done.Ó [Endnote 1] Over a dozen years ago we initiated a project that we named the ÒMelikian ProjectÓ — so designated because it entailed a substantial effort on our part — in fact, a very major endeavor....

March 20, 2016 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Winter in Kharpert area: how much detail do we have on the use of a `kourss' to keep the family warm in winter?

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY Some of us recall growing up as first-generation American Armenians and being chided by non-Armenians about the very strange habits of ‘the Armenians.’ ‘They’ “wash” their bread [in reality, only dampening with tap water to render pliable a piece or portion of dry flat bread - referred to as chorr hahts, pahts hahts, *parag hahts [Endnote 1, at end of paper]; *‘they’ “eat sour milk” [madzoon or yogurt, pronounced yogh’ourrtt by Armenians who spoke Turkish, and has become widely used tho’ often ‘camouflaged’ with fruit] and what is ‘really’ weird is that ‘they’ “take bricks to bed in the winter” to keep warm!...

March 7, 2016 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

A February 1924 cover photograph of The New Near East magazine asks "Will you send a Valentine to a Near East child - A year of life for $60, or a month for $5?" Is anyone able to provide some precise information on this wonderful photograph?

A February 1924 cover photograph of The New Near East magazine asks “Will you send a Valentine to a Near East child — A year of life for $60, or a month for $5?” Is anyone able to provide some precise information on this wonderful photograph? Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NY Last year on Valentine’s Day we had posted for us by Asbed Bedrossian a photograph from the back cover of a copy of The New Near East - volume 6 no....

February 14, 2016 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Fund-raising pleas on behalf of "Starving Armenians" at Christmastime: from 1919, 1921, and from a box of Safety Matches

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Fund-raising pleas on behalf of “Starving Armenians” at Christmastime: a dramatic word-picture from The Literary Digest for December, 1919; a sketch depicting “Christmas Day in Armenia” on the cover of *New Near East magazine *December, 1921 and a cover from a box of Safety Matches made at the Czech Solo Match Works — the purchase of which goes to the “Benefit of Armenian Orphans.” Special to Groong by Abraham D....

December 27, 2015 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Satirical Cartoon Published 120 years today, December 21, 1895, on the cover of the weekly magazine Judge (New York): Take home lesson - Money and Profits always trump principles or obligations!

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Satirical Cartoon Published 120 years today, December 21, 1895, on the cover of the weekly magazine Judge*(New York): Take home lesson* - Money and Profits always trump principles or obligations! Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NY This brief notice deals with a political cartoon published during the height of the Hamidian massacres. It may appear peculiar that it was published a few days before Christmas but that was so and why will become apparent in a moment....

December 12, 2015 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

A case of an incorrectly attested photograph in a 1906 issue of the French journal Le Tour du Monde shows a young Ruth A. Parmelee, her brother Julius and father, Dr. Moses P. Parmelee in Trebizond 1895 at the Time of the Hamidian Massacres.

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Photographic Data from Ordinarily (but not invariably) Authoritative and Richly Illustrated Accounts Can Be Expanded. A case of an incorrectly attested photograph in a 1906 issue of the French journal Le Tour du Monde shows a young Ruth A. Parmelee, her brother Julius and father, Dr. Moses P. Parmelee in Trebizond 1895 at the Time of the Hamidian Massacres! Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L....

November 5, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Dutch `Cartoonist' Louis Raemaekers' Poster of 1916 entitled `The Lord Mayor London's Appeal for Help for the Armenian People'

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Dutch ‘Cartoonist’ Louis Raemaekers’ Poster of 1916 entitled “The Lord Mayor London’s Appeal for Help for the Armenian People”: filling in some details, and a call for input as to where ‘Originals’ might be located. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY Referring to the 15,000 marks prize that the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] has put on Raemaeker’s head, M....

October 26, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Armenian Master Photographer Kazar Sarkis Melikian Collection and Melikian Photo Studio Work Donated to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Armenian Master Photographer Kazar Sarkis Melikian Collection and Melikian Photo Studio Work Donated to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. K.S. Melikian’s Daughter Mary Christine Melikian Passed Away 22 September 2015 (unexpectedly and peacefully) the morning after an “open letter of thanks” to those involved in the project had been completed. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor...

October 15, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Bringing a Photograph into Clearer Focus: Update to Library of Congress' Bain News Service Collection Photo "Armenian Refugees... Date Created/Published: [1920 Dec. 3]

­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Bringing a Photograph into Clearer Focus: Update to a Library of Congress’ Bain News Service Collection Photo “Armenian Refugees…Date Created/Published: [1920 Dec. 3].” In a quite good German work, which apparently utilized the Armin T. Wegner archives [Nachlasse] and Wegner Photo Copyright holder Wallstein Verlag information, we see a slightly different view of the same scene dated as from autumn of 1915. The caption includes the statement that the “Death rate in these camps was extremely high [Die Todesrate in diesen Lagern war extrem hoch....

October 12, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Mary Christine Melikian of Worcester, Massachusetts died at the age of 89 on 22 September 2015.

A SAD NOTE OF PASSAGE, AND A HAPPY NOTICE OF A MAJOR LEGACY OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ARMENIANS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: Commentary, and a Notice of a Video Posting on You Tube by Taylor and Krikorian entitled “Kazar Sarkis Melikian Studio, Worcester, Mass.” Mary’s father, Kazar Sarkis Melikian, was an important preserver and photographer of Armenian heritage and the Armenian experience – from Kharpert to America. The video was made in 2006 and can be seen at:...

October 11, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Ninety-three Years ago Today: the fires of Smyrna are still smoldering and not totally out. Reports by credible witnesses are today forgotten. Forceful Witnesses to the Genocide are muted, and the Republic of Turkey issues a boastful stamp in 1972 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entry of the glorious Turkish Army into Izmir.

Ninety-three Years ago Today: the fires of Smyrna are still smoldering and not totally out. Reports by credible witnesses are today forgotten. Forceful Witnesses to the Genocide are muted, and the Republic of Turkey issues a boastful stamp in 1972 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entry of the glorious Turkish Army into Izmir. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY It is generally acknowledged that the victors of any given conflict reserve the right in some fashion or other to tell their story most forcefully....

September 22, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Correction to a Photograph of "Armenian Widows with their Children" Wrongly Dated 1915. It actually dates from 1909.

­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong Correction to a Photograph of “Armenian Widows with their Children” Wrongly Dated 1915. It actually dates from 1909. Plus a comment on why it is important to get an accurate ‘paper trail’ for photographs.**** Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY “Guh Badayee” [Things happen.] “Ahl Chapuh G’antse’nehn” [They exceed the mark.] Normally we pay very little attention to Copyright symbols © since so much of the economically developed world seems nowadays to be ever more deeply embedded in a culture wherein claims to intellectual property rights to trivia and the like abound....

September 22, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Maps for `Friends of Kharpert'

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NY Our latest posting entitled A Family Photograph from Korpeh, Kharpert, Old Armenia Bears Forceful Witness to the Genocide (http://www.groong.org/orig/ak-20150710.html)has already elicited questions from family and friends about why the maps that included names of the various villages on the Kharpert plain could not have been larger to facilitate more ready examination. We now post five maps that hopefully will be more readily examined....

July 13, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

A Family Photograph from Korpeh, Kharpert, Old Armenia Bears Forceful Witness to the Genocide

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY “Photography discovers, recovers, reclaims, and at unsuspecting moments, collaborates with the creation of what we call history.”[1, Endnotes] Most have heard or read somewhere along the line that the Armenian Genocide is “hotly debated.” We have often wondered why those who supposedly debate this fact so hotly are oftentimes unidentified – ‘the Turks and a handful of their lackeys’ for sure – who else debates it other than those who have an agenda, hidden or otherwise?...

July 10, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire: Who was where, and when?

The American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire before, during and after the Turkish Genocide against the Armenians: Towards a detailed accounting of ‘who was where and when.’ A list prepared for Ambassador Henry Morgenthau by William Wheelock Peet, Bible House, Constantinople dated 7 October 1914. Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NY Many descendants of survivors of the genocide against the Armenians by the Turks often find themselves searching for bits and pieces of information, which have relevance for family histories preserved at various levels of completeness and detail....

July 4, 2015 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Aux Peuples Assassin©s" ["To the Murdered Peoples"]

Aux Peuples AssassinŽsÓ [ÒTo the Murdered PeoplesÓ] (Paris, 1916). Cover illustration of the essay by Romain Rolland. This woodcut by the Flemish artist Franz Masereel remains relevant on the 100th anniversary of the onset of the Genocide against the Armenians ÒArmenian News Network / Groong Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Like many others, we believe that story telling can rely solely on images....

April 25, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

NINETY-SIX YEARS AGO TODAY, The S.S. Leviathan leaves Hoboken, NJ

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February 16, 2015 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Recent additions to Conscience Films videos on Youtube

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Our video entitled “Raphael Lemkin on the Genesis of the Concept behind the Word Genocide -Connecting the Dots between the Ottoman Turkish Genocide of the Armenians and the Nazi Genocide, and Working for a Viable Legal Framework for the Punishment of Genocide: a seminal 1949 television presentation with Quincy Howe as host and discussants Raphael Lemkin, Ivan Kerno and Emanuel Celler....

December 27, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

99 Years Ago Today: Who Knew What, When and How about The Massacres

99 Years Ago Today:- Who Knew What, When and How about ÒThe Massacres that Would Change the Meaning of Massacre.Ó The Committee on Armenian Atrocities in New York CityÕs Release for Publication in Papers of Monday, Oct. 4, 1915 Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY ** INTRODUCTION** In this day and age of instant messaging and the like it is not easy to put oneself in the situation of imagining what it was like to get reliable news of the events going on so far as the Armenians of Turkey were concerned and especially as the genocide was under way in 1915....

October 4, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Some Details of the Death of Dr. Armenag Harutune Haigazian, Intellectual and Educator in Mezreh, Kharpert in 1921

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Some Background We have long felt that visual materials, as accurately attested and attributed as possible, should be made accessible to scholars and those wishing to make documentary films. We knew that it would be no trivial task to undertake the work of attesting and attributing photographs, but the difficulty has far exceeded our initial expectations. It inevitably takes a great deal of time and more than a little luck....

September 25, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Sultan Abdul Hamid II: What did he really look like? Caricatures versus photographs.

­­Armenian News Network / Groong**** Sultan Abdul Hamid II: What did he really look like? Caricatures versus photographs. Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor and Abraham D. Krikorian Long Island, NY There is little disagreement that Sultan Abdul Hamid II was a very important figure in the long and sad history of the Armenians, but even today he remains more of a critically understudied and elusive figure than one might imagine....

September 21, 2014 · Eugene L. Taylor, Abraham D. Krikorian

Photograph of "Typical Needy Armenians" on the November 1914 cover of " The Friend of Armenia " (London): Recycling of a Photograph from No Later than September 1, 1913 originally attesting "Massacre Victims in Rags"

Photograph of ÒTypical Needy ArmeniansÓ on the November 1914 cover of ÒThe Friend of ArmeniaÓ (London): Recycling of a Photograph from No Later than September 1, 1913 originally attesting ÒMassacre Victims in RagsÓ Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY *Armenians in England: the history up to the 20-ies of the XXth Century *by R Yeghiazaryan, Yason Printing House, Yerevan, 2014) is only 352 pages long but it is full of information and contains many rich research leads....

August 28, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

An Armenian Orphan of the Genocide Gives Fuller Meaning to the Essence of a Painting

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY A category of imagery associated with various persecutions of the Armenians, particularly in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire and culminating with the Armenian Genocide, is what may be described as pictorial - inspired by actual situations or events. This species of imagery takes on special significance when it reflects witnessing. Some have also referred to this as a form of “survivor art or survivor-inspired art”....

August 25, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

The Monument Shown on the Cover of Teodig's 1919 Book Entitled Hushartsan Abril Dasnamegi (Memorial April 11)

The Monument Shown on the Cover of TeodigÕs 1919 Book Entitled Hushartsan Abril Dasnamegi [Memorial April 11]: A closer look at a beautiful monument and a plea for a serious effort to learn more about it. Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY COMMENTARY There is an activity that has come to be known as ÒDark Tourism.Ó This is perhaps best viewed as a form of pilgrimage tourism wherein a site or commemorative reminder of a catastrophe, disaster or tragedy no matter how great or small, is the focus....

August 18, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Conceptualizing the Attempt to Annihilate the Armenians of Turkey: two 1915 cartoons by William Charles Morris

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor, Long Island, NY Foreword Much has been written about cartoons as being editorials at a glance, or cartoons as historical sources, cartoons as teachers and preachers, cartoons for both cruelty and humor, cartoons for getting at the truth, cartoons as part of the image-makers arsenal, cartoons as picture politics, cartoons for teaching of popular history and so forth. Charles William Morris (1874-1940), whose works appeared in The Spokesman Review, New York Tribune, New York Mail, HarperÕs Weekly, George Matthew Adams Syndicate etc....

April 23, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Who Today with Armenian Roots or Connections Knows Anything about `Papier d'Arménie?'

ÒPAPIER DÕARMƒNIEÓ — Who Today with Armenian Roots or Connections Knows Anything about ÒPapier dÕArmŽnie?Ó A request for information if anyone has ever heard of it, or better yet used it. Commentary on a Cartoon Featuring Various European Powers at an Elegant Parisian House of Fashion Anticipating the Opening of the Peace Conference at The Hague on 18 May 1899. Sultan Abdul Hamid II is approached by a seller of the deodorant ÒPapier dÕArmŽnie....

March 18, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

An Orphan of the Armenian Genocide: A Valentine's Day Armenian Poster Child

­­­­­­Armenian News Network / Groong An Orphan of the Armenian Genocide: A ValentineÕs Day Armenian Poster Child Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor, Long Island, NY The following quotes from ÒThe Helping Hand SeriesÓ give a feeling for the urgent need to secure aid for the Armenians. ÒOnce again the voice of the prophet rings in our ears, ÒComfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God....

February 14, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Christmas Celebration for Armenian Orphans in Mezerh (Kharpert) Jan. 8th, 1920

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR ARMENIAN ORPHANS IN Mezreh (KHARPERT) JANUARY 8TH, 1920: FROM LETTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS1 (Superscripts refer to Endnotes which will be found at the end of our text. Two Appendices, one on dates for Christmas and another on Kharpert follow the Endnotes.)**** Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor Long Island, NY Kristos dznav yev haydnetzav Orhnyal e haydnutyunn Krisdosi Dzezi, mezi medz avedis ՔրիստոսծնաւեւյայտնեցաւՕրհնեալէյայտնութիւննՔրիստոսիՁեզի***,մեզիմեծ*աւետիսChrist is Born and Revealed Amongst Us!...

January 6, 2014 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Finding a Photograph for a Caption: Dr. Ruth A. Parmelee's Comments on some Euphrates (Yeprad) College Professors and their Fate during the Armenian Genocide

Finding a Photograph for a Caption: - - - Dr. Ruth A. Parmelee’s Comments on some Euphrates (Yeprad) College Professors and their Fate during the Armenian Genocide[ 1 ] Click here to print the Manuscript Ohr mi bedk’gulli* [One day it will be needed] Said by many Armenian villager immigrants to America to justify their frequent hesitation to discard items that might be deemed disposable by many. * Gineh ihrar gudder’ehn *[They have found each other again] [ 2 ] Abstract...

June 27, 2011 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Filling in the Picture: Postscript to a Description of the Well-Known 1915 Photograph of Armenian Men of Kharpert Being Led Away under Armed Guard

Abstract The well-known photograph of Armenian men from Kharpert city being led off under armed guard is slowly yielding a fuller version of the horrible story that it inevitably can reveal. We have provided in a recently published multi-authored volume evidence that conclusively fixes the picture as to exact location in Mezreh, Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, the exact building structure from which the photograph was taken — namely the American Consulate, and the narrow timeframe of the photography....

June 13, 2011 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

"A Brief Assessment of the Ravished Armenia Marquee Poster" by Amber Karlins; published as a Research Note in the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies

Notes and Queries Relevant to “A Brief Assessment of the Ravished Armenia Marquee Poster” by Amber Karlins; published as a Research Note in the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies 19:1 (2010), pgs. 137-145: Filling in Some Gaps and a Call for Information Special to Groong by Eugene L. Taylor andAbraham D. Krikorian LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Abstract Information on an advertisement for the screening of the film “Ravished Armenia” published as a full page black and white pictorial in The Saturday Evening Post January 18, 1919 confirms that the artist Dan Smith created the dramatic imagery of a brutish man brandishing a sword, gripping a struggling girl, and that he used as a model a work by the French sculptor and artist Emmanuel Fremiet of a gorilla carrying off a female....

December 12, 2010 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Dirt Poor, Desperate, Burdened with Heart-Wrenching Decisions Concerning Her Three Children: the appalling woes of an Armenian woman from Geghi (Erzerum Vilayet) after the Hamidian Massacres: A publicity photograph of 1899

Widowed through Violence, Dirt Poor, Desperate, Burdened with Heart-Wrenching Decisions Concerning Her Three Children: the appalling woes of an Armenian woman from Geghi [Գեղի] (Erzerum Vilayet) after the Hamidian Massacres: A publicity photograph of 1899 Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian andEugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Abstract A photograph of a desperately poor Armenian woman and her three children, in pitiful, forlorn circumstances exists in the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Online Catalog....

September 7, 2010 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Saga of a Forged Photograph from the Armenian Genocide Era

THE SAGA SURROUNDING A FORGED PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE ERA OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DEMONIZING AND VILIFYING A “CRUEL TURKISH OFFICIAL”: A PART OF “THE REST OF THE STORY” [ 1 ] Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian andEugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Click here to print the Manuscript ** ABSTRACT** *A book authored by Donald Bloxham entitled *The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians was published in 2005 as a hardback, and as a paperback in 2007 by Oxford University Press (OUP)....

February 22, 2010 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Massacres Averted in Mamouret ul Aziz [Kharpert] in April 1909

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian andEugene L. Taylor, Long Island, NY LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK A recent release by Gomidas Institute, London sent to Groong Saturday 14 November 2009 entitled ‘Adana Massacres, 1909 Focus of Istanbul Workshop’ captured our attention; especially since the first paper presented was reported by Roland Mnatsakanyan as ‘an unusual one … a discussion of Turks who saved Armenians in 1909. The fact that Armenian[s] were massacred was a given, and the speaker presented a sensitive examination of righteous Turkish officials who saved potential victims....

December 16, 2009 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Two Grand Armenian Ladies of New Mexico Pass Away

None will deny that when a person dies, many of the links between that person and the past are severed. But links can and often do survive thanks to family, friends and scholars, but they are ‘really’ valuable to posterity only to the extent that someone can perpetuate them with a high level of fidelity. Obviously, the more precise the connections that can be sustained the better. It is the task of historians, of course, to reconstruct and interpret the past....

July 20, 2007 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor

Mary C. Masterson, Daughter of Harput Consul William W Masterson, 92

Mary C. Masterson, Daughter of Harput Consul William W. Masterson, Dead at Age 92 Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Many readers will be familiar with U.S. Consul Leslie A. Davis who served in Harput (actually Mezereh) from 1914-1917. The slim volume “The Slaughterhouse Province, An American diplomat’s report on the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917” (Susan K. Blair ed., Aristide D. Caratzas, Publisher, New Rochelle, NY, 1989) has now assumed a special place in genocide literature as a classic....

June 11, 2007 · Abraham D. Krikorian, Eugene L. Taylor