Picture No | 10238533 |
Date | 1947 |
Description | Village in India aflame - Partition 1947 |
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A village close to New Delhi set on fire by rioters during the disturbances following the partition of India and Pakistan. A Mosque (centre) is also in flames. The aerial photograph was taken by a B.O.A.C. aircraft.
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Source | Photograph from The Illustrated London News 4 October, 1947 page 367 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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