
Caption | Smoke rising from the Surrey Docks, London, England, United Kingdom, 8 Sep 1940, the morning after the opening night of “The Blitz” bombings as seen from London Bridge. Note Tower Bridge silhouetted against the smoke. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | NARA 541917 | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | London, England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 Nov 2016 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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