![Smoke rising from the Surrey Docks, London, England, United Kingdom, 8 Sep 1940, the morning after the opening night of “The Blitz” bombings as seen from London Bridge. Note Tower Bridge silhouetted against the smoke. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/582fe9687fb8a.jpg)
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Caption | Smoke rising from the Surrey Docks, London, England, United Kingdom, 8 Sep 1940, the morning after the opening night of “The Blitz” bombings as seen from London Bridge. Note Tower Bridge silhouetted against the smoke. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | London, England, United Kingdom | |||||
Date | 8 Sep 1940 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | NARA 541917 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 2,926 x 2,406 pixels |
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