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The first ever photograph taken of Bitlis - so far as we know
Vilayet of Bitlis/Paghesh

This photograph was given to Charlotte and Mary Ely by an Englishman.

"The first taken [of Bitlis] so far as we know," they wrote.

(Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
Bitlis, Turkey
circa mid-19th century
Houshamadyan - http://www.houshamadyan.org
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Created on 2016-12-10 at 22:01 and last updated on 2018-08-20 at 05:29.