Bedros Haroutunian holding saz, facing front, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Saz, a 3-stringed plucked instrument, very old in Armenia. Owned by Mr. Bedros Haroutunian . . . (No player located)." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunia... More
T. Shatinian playing blul near doorway, full-length portrait, photogra...
Photograph caption: Mr. Shatinian is standing near the doorway of his barbershop playing a blul from Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the b... More
T. Shatinian playing blul to the right of doorway, full-length portrai...
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
Archie Krotlian playing oud, half-length portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "The pick is an eagle's feather from the Caucasus." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian Orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish dance music on A... More
Bedros Haroutunian holding saz, facing left, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Saz, a 3-stringed plucked instrument, very old in Armenia. Owned by Mr. Bedros Haroutunian. . . (No player located)." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, left profile, three-quarter lengt...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collecte... More
Hartop Goshtigian playing the violin, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Joe Bedrosian playing his zurna while being photographed by WPA photog...
Half-length portrait of Joe Bedrosian, seated, on left side of photograph. Photographer on right side of photo not identified. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Arme... More
Siranoosh Shapazian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Name erroneously listed as "Shabazian" on photograph caption. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Siranoosh Shapazian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on October 30, collected by Si... More
Mary and Hartop Goshtigian playing oud and violin, group portrait, pho...
Photograph caption: "They are Armenians from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Vartan Shapazian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Name erroneously listed as "Shabazian" on photograph caption. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Vartan S. Shapazian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on October 30, 1939, collected... More
T. Shatinian holding blul, facing left, three-quarter length portrait,...
Photograph caption: Mr. Shatinian is standing in front of his barbarshop in Fresno, holding his blul from Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on ... More
Bedros Haroutunian playing kamanche, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on the kamanche and the qanun on April 22, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fres... More
Jack Bakalian playing dumbelek, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: Mr. Bakalian "from Armenia playing dumbeg [dumbelek] he bought in Syria." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Jack Bakalian performing Armenian music on the dumbelek on an u... More
Mary Goshtigian playing the oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, left profile, head-and-shoulders portrait...
Photograph caption: "Illustrating his contention that the surna is a kind of bagpipe for which his cheeks are the bag." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, facing right, half-length portrai...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collecte... More
Bedros Haroutunian playing qanun, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on the kamanche and the qanun on April 22, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fres... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, facing left, half-length portrait...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collected... More
Ruben Baboyan, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Photograph caption: From Van in Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Ruben J. Baboyan performing Armenian and Armenian-Turkish songs on April 16, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cow... More
Mary Goshtigian standing with oud, full-length portrait, photograph
Sidney Robertson Cowell notes on verso of photograph: "A sophisticated performer on the oude [oud] from night clubs in Istanbul." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian ... More
T. Shatinian playing blul, facing left, three-quarter length portrait,...
Photograph caption: "Playing his syrinx [blul], a pipe much prized by Kurdish shepherds." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 193... More
Mary Goshtigian playing the oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Mary Goshtigian standing with oud, full-length portrait, photograph
Sidney Robertson Cowell notes on verso of photograph: "A sophisticated performer on the oude [oud] from night clubs in Istanbul." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian ... More
Archie Krotlian playing oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian Orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish dance music on April 23, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
Mesrout Takakjian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on April 23, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
T. Shatinian playing blul to the right of doorway, full-length portrai...
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.