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Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks. The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population.

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Title
Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks. The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Subways
Air raid shelters
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "So sah's um diese Zeit in London aus, wo Hunderttausende auf der Gleisen der Untergrundbahn Unterschlupf machen mußten. Englands Plutokraten hatten zwar den Krieg gewollt, aber nichts zum Schutze des englischen Volkes vorbereitet."
Content: The spotty texture of this photo suggests that it was reproduced from a picture published in a foreign newspaper.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf7ad1c0-c601-012f-fcd3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks. The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4505-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks. The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4505-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks. The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4505-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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Here's what it looks like now in London, where hundreds of thousands have to hide out on the subway tracks.  The English plutocrats wanted war, but made no preparations to defend the English population.