Grief stricken, three elderly residents of what was once Varto, wander amid the ruins of their home here 8/20, after the town, in the Anatolia region of Turkey, had been completely demolished by earthquakes. Some 2,000 people lost their lives and many others are wounded or missing as a result of the earthquakes.

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Title:
Grief stricken, three elderly residents of what was once Varto, wander amid the ruins of their home here 8/20, after the town, in the Anatolia region of Turkey, had been completely demolished by earthquakes. Some 2,000 people lost their lives and many others are wounded or missing as a result of the earthquakes.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earthquakes Misc
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI
Date:
[ca. August 1966]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Earthquakes
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 230 x 181 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/zc77x118q
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001162_0011
Barcode:
39999088103708