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.

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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
WW2-Era Location Name London, England, United Kingdom
Date 8 Sep 1940
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   NARA 541917
 
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