Photograph of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee
Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, president of the Indian revolutionary Ghadar party at the American Federation of Labor building, Washington, D.C.
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee in Yokohama, Japan
Photograph of Bhai Bhagwan Singh Gyanee taken in Yokohama, Japan. In November 1913, Bhagwan Singh was deported from Canada and being returned to India. He escaped the ship when it was docked in Japan. In this studio photograph of Bhagwan Singh, he poses with a sword and gun to indicate that freedom for India from the British could only be achieved through armed revolution.
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh's father
A photograph taken in Malaysia in the early 1900s of Bhagwan Singh's father, Sarmukh Singh (center). To Sarmukh Singh's right is his relative, Mehar Singh, and to his left is his friend.
Photograph of Bhai Bhagwan Singh Gyanee
A photograph taken of Bhai Bhagwan Singh around the time of his arrest in San Francisco in connection with the Hindu-German Conspiracy of 1917.
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh around the time of his arrest in connection with the Hindu-German Conspiracy of 1917.
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh's father
A photograph taken in Malaysia in the early 1900s of Bhagwan Singh's father, Sarmukh Singh (center). To Sarmukh Singh's right is his relative, Mehar Singh, and to his left is his friend. A handwritten note by Bhagwan Singh reads: "My father S. Sarmukh Singh."
Photograph of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee's students
A photograph from the early 1930s of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee with his students. Bhagwan Singh taught at the American Institute of Culture in 1930 and delivered lectures around the country.