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John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.

Once upon a moonlit square: A photo of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi by Felice Beato, 1857.

A Felice Beato photo reveals what Chandi Chowk in old Delhi was like in 1858.

Tampon TN Gas Masks: Inspection at Argonne.

A photo from 1916 reveals a line of French soldiers wearing the Tampon TN gas mask.

Training in progress: A photo of Vaughan’s 58th Rifles by Charles Girdwood.

A photographer who rebranded the image of Indian soldiers, after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.

Gas Masks: What can harm me, can harm my dog too.

A photo from 1916 shows a French soldier and his canine companion wearing gas masks.

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John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.