Picture No | 10217491 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Workmen's dwellings damaged by the mass German airship raid |
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On the night of the 31st January 1916, Zeppelins of the German Navy attacked the Midlands causing extensive damage. Air raid sirens were used for the first time to warn the civilian population of the incoming aerial attack. Police ensured that a black-out was in place. Workmen stand in the rubble.
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Source | Photograph by Walshams in 'The Illustrated London News', 12 February 1916, page 211 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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