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Eight feet of snow fell over a period of five days
Vilayet of Bitlis/Paghesh
Eight feet of snow fell over a period of five days. After the third day of snow, the city was hit with an avalanche. The small buildings in the foreground were hastily constructed in the spring of 1907 after a devastating earthquake. Charlotte and Mary Ely lived in them temporarily. The large building in the back is the home of George P. and Anna Knapp, former home of George C. and Alzina Knapp. (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
Bitlis, Turkey
1911
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