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Bombed buildings in London

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Date created
1940
Location
London, England
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by National Archives and Records Administration

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The ruins of bombed buildings in London during World War II.

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Smoke rises from the ruins of bombed buildings on a street in London England in 1940. People walk by the rubble including a woman pushing a toddler in a pram and a boy walking by her side. A “Church Army” bus in the background serves as a mobile canteen providing meals for rescue workers and the homeless.