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Aftermath at Bank Underground Station, London 1941

Direct bomb hit at Bank Underground Station, London during the Blitz, where 51 people were killed on 11th January 1941. The blast devastated the underground booking hall, escalators, stairs and on the platforms deep underground. During the Second World War photographs like these were withheld from the press to keep the Germans uninformed regarding the extent of damage that they were inflicting. This photograph was published 6 years later in 1947

Picture No
13417363
Media ID
46782048
Size
5703px x 4097px (4.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere', 24 June 1947, page 250
Date
January 1941

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