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... German bombs fell on war-related sites. The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames. London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights"

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Title
... German bombs fell on war-related sites. The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames. London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights"
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
Thames River (England)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "... fielen die deutschen Bomben auf kriegswichtige Anlagen. Was auf diesen Bildern noch stattliche Bauten und riesige Anlagen sind, war 84 Stunden später ein einziges Meer von Trümmern und Bränden. London erlebte "apocalyptische Nächte", wie ein neutraler Korrespondent es nannte."
Content: This picture's caption begins on Image ID: 3975562.
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): 0e388650-c602-012f-f892-58d385a7bc34
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. "... German bombs fell on war-related sites. The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames. London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5d5-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "... German bombs fell on war-related sites. The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames. London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5d5-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). ... German bombs fell on war-related sites. The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames. London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5d5-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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... German bombs fell on war-related sites.  The stately buildings and huge installations seen in this picture were turned, just 48 hours later, into a sea of ruins and flames.  London experienced what a neutral correspondent called "apocalyptic nights"