Picture No | 10948458 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | Salvaging bedding after blast at Munitions works, Silvertown |
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The salvage of possessions and bedding following a massive explosion at a Munitions Factory in Silvertown, East London on 19th January 1917. The Factory was producing bullets and artillery shells for the British WW1 effort and resulted in the destruction of many houses as shown here.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News 27 January 1917 p120 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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