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H.R. Stimson Collection

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Title: H.R. Stimson Collection
Alternative Title: Stimson Collection
Creator: H.R. Stimson (collector)
Description: The H.R. Stimson Collection comprises 32 photographic albums and images, preserved by the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. The material largely documents the experiences of Indian Army units and press contingents in the Middle East and Europe during and immediately after World War II (circa 1945). Photographs depict Indian infantry troops in action and in camp, as well as key personnel, including commanding officers and press delegates, and scenes from regions such as Iraq, Palestine, Italy, and Egypt. Subjects include military life on the move, engagements with local populations, interactions with senior commanders, logistical moments such as customs and convoy movements, and the social dynamics of multi-national forces at the end of the war.

This collection provides valuable visual documentation of India's military contributions during the Second World War, colonial and wartime mobility, and the cross-cultural dimensions of Allied operations in West Asia and Southern Europe. It is a valuable resource for scholars in military history, South Asian studies, World War II history, photographic history, and the study of colonial-era visual archives.
Date Issued: 1945 (approx.)
Language: English
Provenance: Donated to Cory Library for Humanities Research by H.R. Stimson
Type: Collection
Genre: Photographs; Military Photography; Wartime Visual Records
Format: Digital images (scans of original photographic albums)
Spatial Coverage: Iraq; Palestine; Italy; Egypt; Middle East; Europe
Temporal Coverage: World War II era (1945)
Extent: 32 photographic items

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With a Punjab regiment mascot - Palestine
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With Col Harper, OC CGH - Baghdad
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With the ADMS 10th Indian division - Italy
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With the engineer Coy at Abadon - Iraq
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With the governor of Basra- Iraq
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With the governor of Basra- Iraq (2)
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
With the indian infantry in Baghdad - Iraq
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.