Title

Aftermath of a German air raid on a coastal town, South-east England, World War II, c1940-c1944 Artist: Unknown

Caption

Aftermath of a German air raid on a coastal town, South-east England, World War II, c1940-c1944. A mother and child who had a miraculous escape after a direct bomb hit.

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Reference

HRM19D84_156

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,9Mb (2,4Mb) / 15,8in x 12,0in / 4744 x 3600 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior standing road building buildings England female women woman people male boy boys child children destruction family street country British English lane devastation mother lucky despair avenue war motherhood location debris rubble century Britain parenting wartime lady concept outside B&W 1940s homeless homelessness hardship MONOCHROME metaphor warfare mum Forties bombed World War II World War two WWII bombing black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century air raid Blitz aerial warfare bomb damage decade Home Front Second World War TGN WW2 photograph Keystone Archives 2nd World War Unknown lucky escape débris photograph