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Aftermath of V bomb attacks in the south of England: clearing rubble, and victims...
Catalogue reference: CN 11/2
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This record is about the Aftermath of V bomb attacks in the south of England: clearing rubble, and victims... dating from 1945 in the series Photographs Extracted from INF Series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 11/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Aftermath of V bomb attacks in the south of England: clearing rubble, and victims awaiting re-housing. 11 Photographs taken by Constance Stuart for publication in the South African magazine Libertas.
(1-6) People searching for personal effects amongst building rubble.
(7) Crane clearing building rubble.
(8) Workmen clearing rubble.
(9) Crane lifting rubble bin.
(10) People waiting to be rehoused at local government centre.
(11) Soldiers and civilians assisting in the clearing of building debris.
(12-14) Negative strips from which photographs are derived.
Photographs extracted from INF 1/547
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- INF 1/547
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 14 film, microform and photographs
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Some photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- Photos: 17cm x 17cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360765/
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CN 11
Photographs Extracted from INF Series
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Photographs Extracted from INF Series
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