Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Subject: Military / Form: Photographs - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Second Lancers photograph album, 1909-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Second Lancers, established in 1809 by William Linnaeus Gardner (1770-1835), was a cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It is probable that the creator of this album was a British or Indian officer who served with the Second Lancers between 1909 and 1913. For the most part, military life is not documented--instead the volume consists of formal portraits of British and Indian soldiers; candid photographs of soldiers; portraits of horses; and photographs of a trip to England, equine sports in India (including racing and polo), and a trip to Delhi for the Delhi Durbar held in December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India.

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Photograph album by a British soldier, 1944-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Photograph album kept by an unidentified British soldier in the Royal Air Force stationed in India during World War II. The album spans from 1944-1945 and is comprised of 330 photographs.

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Biddle family papers, 1709-2017 (inclusive) 1776-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 14.5 linear feet (32 boxes)
Abstract:: The Biddle family has a long history on American land with Quaker ancestors emigrating in 1681 and settling in Philadelphia around 1725. This collection documents the family relationships, and to a lesser extent, the work and military service of six generations of one branch of that family, starting with Clement Biddle (1740-1814), and following the descendants of two of his sons: Thomas Alexander Biddle (1776-1857) and Clement Cornell Biddle (1784-1855). These papers tell the stories, to varying degrees, of more than 30 individual Biddle family members through correspondence, financial records, professional papers, diaries, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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Guy R. Lambert scrapbook, 1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box (0.2 linear foot)
Abstract:: A scrapbook created in 1935 by British soldier Guy R. Lambert consisting of documentation, letters, and photographs concerning the May 31, 1935 Quetta Earthquake and its aftermath.

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

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Ahmednagar, a city and fort in India, was the site of one of Great Britain's prisoner of war camps during World War I. This camp held both prisoners of war and German and Austrian civilians from 1914 and 1918. This photograph album, belonging to H. Ehlers, contains 54 photographs that document life at Ahmednagar. The landscape surrounding the camp; the buildings; the inhabitants (both military and civilian prisoners); and the prisoners' pastimes, espeically sports and cultural activities are particularly well represented.

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Photograph album by a British soldier, 1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Photograph album by an unknown British soldier in 1945. The album contains black-and-white snapshots of the soldier's journey from Italy to Quetta, Pakistan.

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Japanese machine gunner's photograph album, circa 1937

Extent:: .2 linear feet
Abstract:: In 1937 Japan invaded the Republic of China, setting in motion the Second Sino-Japanese War, the largest Asian war in the 20th century and the beginning of the larger Pacific War (the Asian theater of World War II). This album contains photographs taken by a heavy machine gunner in the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second Sino-Japanese war. The photographs include posed group shots from army training, less formal group shots taken in the field, and is especially notable for its action shots from the battlefield, as well as candid photographs of military travel and camp life.

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Japanese naval officer photograph album relating to the "Second Shanghai Incident", 1932-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: In 1937 Japan invaded the Republic of China, setting in motion the Second Sino-Japanese War, the largest Asian war in the 20th century and the beginning of the larger Pacific War (the Asian theater of World War II). This album contains photographs taken by a warrant officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Many of photographs depict the officer at various stages in his career. There are also shots of friends and family, with men in military uniform and women in formal attire. Dating and signage suggests the action shots pertain to the Battle of Shanghai in 1937.

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Donald Grey Brownlow papers, 1944-2002 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 11 linear feet (13 boxes) and 6.6 gigabytes
Abstract:: Donald Gray Brownlow (1924-2006) was an American author, educator, and World War II veteran. He wrote ten books on military history, including The Accused: the ordeal of Rear Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, U.S.N. (1968), which investigated the culpability of U.S. Navy leadership in the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and Checkmate at Ruweisat: Auchinleck's Finest Hour (1977), which concerned the British North African campaign during World War II. This collection contains material related to Brownlow's published and unpublished writings, especially his historical work on World War II.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

W. McLatchie photograph album, 1942-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Photograph album kept W. McLatchie, a British soldier who was stationed in India from 1942 to 1945.

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