P02686.019 Accession Number: P02686.019

Description

Buzuluk, Russia. November 1921. The bodies of children are piled up on the edge of a pit waiting for burial. Up to fifty bodies a day were buried here. The dead children were the victims of starvation due to the famine in Russia following the war. (Donor B. Holt)

Details

Accession Number
P02686.019
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
November 1921
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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