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FROM THE ARCHIVE<br />
Above, from left: The bride to be — Virgina Nadhir (Denha),<br />
Dr. Suad Yousif Mary (Misho), and Shereen Nadhir (Kashat).<br />
RIght: Kneeling in front is Kamal Mary, the middle boy is Adil<br />
Mary, posing as a boxer is Hillal Mairi and the boy with shorts<br />
is our own Adhid Miri.<br />
Remembering Life in<br />
the Home Country<br />
Al-Nahr Street in central Baghdad runs along the Tigris River<br />
with extravagant feminine elegance. Here dressmakers display<br />
their fabrics in luxurious colors, and goldsmiths and antique<br />
sellers show off their wares. In days past, every engaged girl<br />
had to visit this street to choose her bridal jewelry. At a corner<br />
leading to this street was one of the most important photography<br />
studios in the district named “Babylon Studio,” featuring<br />
the Armenian photographer, Jan Hovhannes Krikor<br />
Gokaszian. One summer afternoon in 1956, he was looking<br />
through his studio window and saw 3 lovely Iraqi women<br />
shopping. Stunned by their elegance and natural beaty, he<br />
rushed outside his studio and asked to take their picture.<br />
The second photo was taken at a Miri family wedding in<br />
Baghdad. The four boys in front are all cousins. The photography<br />
studio was Samier-Ames.<br />
50 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>APRIL</strong> <strong>2024</strong>
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