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Bombed west facade of Magazijn de Bijenkorf on Schiedamse Vest, Rotterdam
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Bombed west facade of Magazijn de Bijenkorf on Schiedamse Vest, Rotterdam

anonymous · 1940-09 · gelatin silver print; photographic support

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

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Rotterdam a few months after the bombing. In the center a large ruin between buildings still partially standing. A man stands at a tram stop. Two lampposts still stand upright. On the back is written: Rotterdam im Sept. 1940.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
photographWehrmachtLuftwaffeRotterdamRotterdam Blitz
Credit lineGebombardeerde westgevel van Magazijn de Bijenkorf aan de Schiedamse Vest, Rotterdam. 1940-09. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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