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The
Hensley Photo Library About the Collection The Hensley Collection is comprised of photographs taken during World War II by an American serviceman, Glenn S. Hensley. The photographs, numbering almost 600, were given to the University of Chicago Library by the photographer. The text accompanying the images is derived from notes written by Mr. Hensley. The images include
a rich array of photographs taken in Calcutta during 1943-44 by Mr.
Hensley, a professional photographer participating in the surveillance
of the Japanese in Burma for the U.S. Army. During his off-duty time
Mr. Hensley used his ethnographer's eye to capture daily life in a number
of locations around India. The majority of the images are from Calcutta
and its environs. Other locations in this collection are Madras, Kharagpur,
Agra, and Burma. The photographs and notes were prepared by Hensley
for his wife to use in teaching world history courses in Missouri during
World War II. |