SUK12882 Accession Number: SUK12882

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St Martin L'Hortier, France. C. 1944-09. A general view of the flying bomb storage depot in the orchard at St. Martin L'Hortier in the Rouen-Dieppe area. Storehouses can be seen on the left and craters caused by Allied bombing can be seen everywhere. The cement pathways were painted green for camouflage.

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Accession Number
SUK12882
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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