Along the same lines as yesterday’s post about early Kodachrome photos, I offer you these startling images of London in the grip of an incessant German bombing campaign, The Blitz.
Life Goes On, London During the Blitz
A bus travelling in black out conditions falls into a bomb crater on Ballham High Road.
The Houses of Parliament, 1941. Note the anti-aircraft balloons dotting the sky.
Carrying On. A man reads a book in a London park, as an anti-aircraft balloon lies in the background.
Smoke, every morning of the Blitz
It certainly does change the point of view in color. It’s neat to see, but disheartening to know that we still haven’t learned from all of that.
Yep.