The Night of the Blitz
- maker:
- Bert Hardy
Silver gelatin print by Bert Hardy, printed in 1985, titled "The Night of the Blitz:." Originally published in Picture Post, February 1, 1941. Story titled "Fire-Fighters!", about fire fighters during the London Blitz. Caption in magazine reads: "The night is dark. The city is silent. On the roofs of high buildings stand the spotters. Overhead the pulsing drone of enemy bombers. Suddenly a bomb falls, then another. Somewhere, a burning building starts to light up the sky. Immediately the warning is given."
Photographer's stamp on verso.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1991-5065/8
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 300 mm x 405 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
