H. Ehlers Ahmednagar prisoner of war camp photograph album, circa 1914-1918.

Abstract:

From the mid-eighteenth century to its independence in 1947, India--including Pakistan and Bangladesh--was part of the Britain's colonial empire. The British established prisoner of war camps in India during and after the Second Boer War (1899-1902) and during the First World War. Ahmednagar, headquarters of Broach District in the Central division of Bombay Presidency, was the site of a camp both for prisoners of war and German and Austrian civilians between 1914 and 1918. A detailed description of the conditions of the camp in 1917 are described in a Red Cross report, Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma (p. 25-33). This album consists of 54 photographs and postcards, both on photo paper and cardboard. They feature several angles of everyday life in the Ahmednagar camp: the landscape; the buildings; the inhabitants (both military and civilian prisoners); and the prisoners' pastimes, especially sports and cultural activities. The majority of the images are unlabeled or captioned, and as a result, most people in the photographs are unidentified. One photograph is stamped with P. Karadi Nursoo and Sons, a photographic studio which appears to have taken many photographs of Ahmednagar during the war.

Creator:

Ehlers, H.

Timespan:

Germany.; India -- British occupation, 1765-1947; India.; Austria.; India -- Ahmadnagar.

Date:

1914

Identifier:

9962037003503681; (OCoLC)ocn879677986; (OCoLC)879677986; (PU)6203700-penndb-Voyager

Language:

English

Provenance:

Formerly owned by H. Ehlers (bookplate).; Sold by Rolan Fuschle, 2012.

Relation:

Finding aid http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/UPENN_RBML_PUSpMsColl970

Subject:

Prisoners of war -- Germany.; Prisoners of war -- Austria.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.; History.; Prisoner-of-war camps.; Prisoner-of-war camps -- India -- Ahmadnagar.; World War, 1914-1918 -- India -- Prisoners and prisons.; Prisoners of war.; Photograph albums.; Photographs.; Picture postcards.; Manuscripts.

Resource Type:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 box (.2 linear foot)

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 970