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Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire. This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames.

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Title
Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire. This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
London (England)
Aerial bombings
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
War damage -- England
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Bombe auf Bombe saß; denn die Vergeltung der deutschen Luftwaffe griff immer tiefer in die Wirtschaftsstruktur der Haupstadt des britischen Weltreiches. Diese Aufnahme aus einem deutschen Flugzeug zeigt einen in Brand geworfenen Frachtdampfer auf der unteren Themse."
Content: Photos taken by reconnaissance planes after an attack were important for seeing how much damage had been done to a target. Note the multiple railway lines curving through the tightly-packed warehouses.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ec0748a0-c601-012f-0ac4-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire. This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eaaa-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire. This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eaaa-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire. This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eaaa-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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Bomb after bomb hits home; in retaliation the German Air Force attacked deeper and deeper into the economic structure of the capital of the British Empire.  This shot from a German plane shows a cargo ship on fire in the lower Thames.