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Description: | Rubble surrounds the Sphinx on London's Victoria Embankment, following an air raid on the night of 4 - 5 September 1917. The Sphinx was damaged in several places by fragments of flying debris, but the main damaged caused by the 50 kilogram bomb can be seen in the foreground. Gas and water mains as well as electricity cables were affected. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | British Home Front 1914-1918 Bomb Damage Art and Culture German Air Raids on London 1917 Destruction German Air Raids UK Home Front Towns and Cities First World War United Kingdom | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Home Office photographer | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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