Partition Collection

Partition. Map of East and West Punjab
The areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan

Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp
Separated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan

A problem for India and Pakistan, Partition 1947
A problem for India and Pakistan: the terrified refugees of the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947

Jain monks arriving in New Delhi after fleeing Western Punja
Victims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab

The scramble for Africa: the Berlin Conference, 1884-1885
French commentary on the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885: Otto von Bismarck, then Chancellor of Germany, is portrayed here wielding a knife over a sliced up cake, marked Africa

Story of the Bengal Partition and its reversal
Page from The Graphic showing two maps of North East India. The top map shows Bengal partitioned in 1905, when a large part of its former area in the east was united with Assam to form the new

Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1964 - two bedrooms from one Date: 1964

First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772

France and Paris, A Peaceful Invasion
Caricature illustration, with statistics and comparisons, of Foreign immigrants in France and in Paris. Captioned, Another partition of France: A Peaceful Invasion'. Date: 1911

Potrait of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780)
Maria Theresa (1717-1780). Holy Roman Empress. Portrait by Jozef Pitschmann (1758-1834), after 1800. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow

Communal violence at its worst, Partition 1947
Communal violence at its worst: massacres in a divided Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947

On the threshold of nationhood, Partition 1947
On the threshold of nationhood: communal rioting in the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd March 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947

Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of India
Two victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India. Here, a bandaged member of a caravan of sikh refugees rests by the roadside during a halt from the often lengthy

A temporary sanctuary for Delhis hard pressed Muslims
A scene at the Jami Masjid Mosque where several hundreds of refugees, after fleeing from their burning homes, were accommodated until refugee camps were ready to receive them

First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi
Wounds being dressed at the post before the people were sent on to refugee camps which have had to be established on the outskirts of the city since the outbreak of communcal massacres

Proposed partition map of India and Pakistan
A map of India showing the suggested area of Pakistan - an independent state for Muslims in a free India. The shaded area shows the provinces forming the basis of Pakistan

The partition of Poland. 1795

Refugee camp at the Purana Kila Fort
Indian Muslims fleeing New Delhi await admittance to the Purana Kila Fort

Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del
A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi

Village in India aflame - Partition 1947
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

Map Exhibiting the present partition of the Country
Pen, ink and watercolour map: Map Exhibiting the present partition of the Country dependent on Fort St. George into Military Divisions with several Stations of Troops

Frederick II the Great (1712-1786). King of Prusian and Elector of Brandenburg. House of Hohenzolern. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Italy. Herculaneum. House of the wooden partition wall

Roman art. Italy. Herculaneum. House. Facade
Roman art. Italy. Herculaneum. House with the wooden partition wall. Facade. Exterior

Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book, 1668, by Co
Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1657-1683). Flemish painter. Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book, 1668. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Allegory of the 1st partition of Poland. 1772
Allegory of the 1st Partition of Poland, 1772. After Moreaus painting. Colored engraving

Berlin, Germany - postwar - French sector border post
Berlin, Germany - postwar - Sign alerting that you are leaving the French-controlled sector. Date: circa 1947

Berlin, Germany - postwar - American sector border post
Berlin, Germany - postwar - Sign warning that You are leaving the American Sector. Date: circa 1947

Petrol station, Old Brompton Road, London SW7
Brew Brothers petrol station in Old Brompton Road, London SW7, where a fire and explosion occurred in a basement store, 20 July 1957

London Salvage Corps at an incident
A salvage worker from the London Salvage Corps inspects a room following the removal/collapse of a plasterboard partition

Polish Insurgents
After the Second Partition (1793) Polish patriots led by Kosciuszko rebel against the occupying forces : many of his supporters are peasants armed only with scythes. Date: 1794

The visit of Dr Syntax to the widow hopeful at York
Dr Syntax talks to the hopeful widow whilst a gentleman eavesdrops on their conversation behind a screen

Nash Sedan
Warren. Nash Motor Corporation, Auto Nash, Sedan Special Partition

Prison Chapel, Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire
Interior of the prison chapel at Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire. The seats were partitioned to prevent communication between the inmates

Lone soldier guards crossroads in Delhi - Partition in India
A lone soldier defends the cross-roads near the entrance to the Parharganj Bazaar, scene of some of the heaviest rioting in Delhi and where great destruction had been done to Muslim property

Sikhs flee from West to East Punjab
A Sikh man with his children in one of the caravans leaving the West Punjab region for the comparative safety of the East Punjab

Partition. Muslim women and children pouring across the fro
Muslim women and children escaping the Sikh Jathas, pouring over the frontier border into Pakistan having heard about atrocities and violence following Partition in 1947

Mahatma Gandhi at Muslim refugee camp
The hindu spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi receives a warm reception from Muslim refugees gathered at a camp close to Delhi, prior to convoy travel to Pakistan

Partition. Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan
A lorryload of Sikh and Hindu refugees about to cross the Wagah Bridge between Pakistan and India to escape the mass killings and atrocities between Muslims

Muslim fanatic restrained at refugee camp
A Muslim fanatic is restrained by his co-religionists as Mahatma Gandhi arrives by car at a refugee camp close to Delhi

Partition - burning towns and villages in East Punjab
Aerial view above the East Punjab showing towns and village inhabited by Muslims which have been burned by Sikh Jathas (warriors) seeking to rid the area of Muslims

Muslim Refugees heading to Pakistan
Two trains packed with Muslim refugees en route from Delhi to Pakistan. A bulging, writhing target trainload of refugees was attacked by Sikhs at Amritsar on 22nd September

Refugees leave East Punjab to head to India
A heavily-laden bullock cart transporting an extended Sikh refugee family fleeing the communal rioting and additional violence in the East Punjab region associated with the Partition of India

Guardians of the Sikh Refugee caravan
Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india

Refugee Sikhs march toward the East Punjab
Part of a long column of refugee Sikhs marching across the East Punjab to escape the sectarian religious violence sparked by the partition of India

Sikh Family fleeing to East Punjab
Uprooted from their home, a Sikh family flee to the safety of the East Punjab carrying only meagre possessions

Long caravan of refugee Sikhs heading to Pakistan
A long column of refugee Sikh flee East Punjab to safety in Pakistan following the violent sectarian aftermath of the partition of India

Partition. Sikh and Hindu refugees in Western Punjab
Sikh and Hindu refugees from the Western Punjab cook their meals on a railway platform at Lahore awaiting trains to take them across the border to India. They are protected by wire put up by police

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