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Aftermath Of Calcutta Riots

Margaret Bourke-White1946-08

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Vultures sitting on the roofs of a building while corpses lie below, abandoned in alleyway after bloody rioting between Hindus and Muslims.

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  • Title: Aftermath Of Calcutta Riots
  • Date: 1946-08, 1946
  • Location: Calcutta, India
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: India, 1940s, Riots, Aftermath, Birds, Vintage Print, Death, Calcutta, Vultures, Riots, Death, Vultures, India, Birds, Vintage Print, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_734983
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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