General Dro, L. Shant, S. Vratsian, R. Tarpinian, A. Haigaz, Hamasdegh and others in Boston

This historic film shows Dro, Shant, Vratsian and other leaders of the First Independent Republic of Armenia in Boston, walking on Stewart Street and visiting Boston Common. According to contemporaries, Levon Shant visited Boston only once in 1947 or 1948 to fund raise for the Hamazkayin Djemaran in Beirut, Lebanon COMMENTS: From: Garo Armenian Date: May 29, 2007 Dear Hairenik Web TV team; Levon Shant visited America in September 1948 and this film was taken during that visit, which impacted greatly the