Air raid preparations at London gas station, September 1939
An extreme example of sandbagging in anticipation of air raids at a garage in North London. The Sphere jokes that "motorists have to look twice before they recognise the petrol pumps" although praises the "efficient sand-bagging"
Picture No
12688948
Media ID
46134489
Size
5540px x 3444px
(2.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photographer in The Sphere', 30 September 1939, page 504
Date
1939
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