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Women in Burkha boarding a train in India to the newly-created nation of Pakistan
Courtesy KeyStone Images, Getty7 August 1947
Partition Museum
Amritsar, India
Trains, used to transport refugees cross the newly drawn borders, were packed to capacity, with people choosing to sit on the roof of the carriages rather than waiting for the next train. There were bogeys reserved for women in the trains.
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- Title: Women in Burkha boarding a train in India to the newly-created nation of Pakistan
- Creator: Courtesy KeyStone Images, Getty
- Date Created: 7 August 1947
- Type: Photograph
- Medium: Digital
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