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Description

View along the River Thames in London towards smoke rising from the London docks after an air raid during the Blitz.

Date

7 September 1940

Source

This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 541917.

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Author

New York Times Paris Bureau Collection.

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File:This picture, taken during the first mass air raid on London, 7th September 1940, describes more than words ever... - NARA - 541917.tif

Camera location	51° 30′ 30.72″ N, 0° 05′ 14.88″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	51.508532; -0.087466

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:42, 30 May 2022	2,954 × 1,916 (1.21 MB)	Smalljim	Re-process original file. Rm blemishes, de-noise.
	02:06, 12 December 2013	2,940 × 1,916 (2.97 MB)	G-13114	Higher resolution
	00:24, 10 October 2010	750 × 468 (249 KB)	G-13114	Reverted to version as of 01:05, 24 May 2008
	21:38, 7 September 2010	625 × 390 (199 KB)	ALE!	Reverted to version as of 02:57, 18 December 2007
	01:05, 24 May 2008	750 × 468 (249 KB)	G-Man	Enlarged
	02:57, 18 December 2007	625 × 390 (199 KB)	G-Man	{{Information \|Description= View along the River Thames towards smoke rising from the London docklands after an air raid during the Blitz. \|Source= {{NARA-image\|id=791940}} \|D