Photographer's note: Nusaybin was a frontier town. Located on the border of Syria, it was subject to frequent military patrols in search of Kurdish terrorists, peşmerge, literally meaning "those who face death."
Provenance:
Gift of Laurence and Ayșe Salzmann, 2018.
Relation:
Finding aid https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.1424
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