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Destroyed building
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Destroyed building

anonymous · 1940 · gelatin silver print; cardboard; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Destroyed building, probably damage from the German invasion in May 1940. Photograph pasted on the guard leaf, at the back of the album. Part of the photo album on the destruction of Dutch cities and infrastructure at the beginning of the Second World War.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
albumbladphotographNetherlandsDuitse inval in Nederland
Credit lineVerwoest gebouw. 1940. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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