At first glance this photograph looks like an average war graveyard from the Mexican Revolution, strewn with bodies and graves as far as the eye can see. With a closer examination, these bodies are noticeably wounded and decomposing. The people of Mexico were always treated poorly, and leaving the wounded to die and decompose was nothing new. Also at a closer look, the gravestones in the distance are all crosses. This is due to the fact that the Spanish forced the Mexican people to become Christian, making the people of Mexico to be viewed as a Christian nation.
Title: Graveyard Scene, Juarez, Mex.
Photographer: Horne, Walter H.
This photograph clearly shows the 14th regimen of the Bengal National Infantry firing into the distance. While zooming in on the photograph and looking at each man individually, the majority of them are in large turbans, which is normal attire for Sikhs in 1875. A very few are seen in the back with much smaller head dressings, these men are most likely British officers leading the army during the British raj. It is also interesting some of the men in the photograph are facing the camera, which most likely means it’s staged, or practice.
Title: 14th Sikhs in Action
Photographer: Dayal, Lala Deen
