Calais

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Title

Calais

Description

A vertical aerial photograph of Calais. The canal, Canal des Pierrettes, is visible and runs left to right, parallel to Rue Hoche and a marshalling yard. The yard services Les Fontinettes train station. Annotated '1810 MEP 27.9.44// 8” 5,500 [arrow] 143[degrees] 0842. CALAIS. N. 11 x 1000. 4x500. C 20 SECS. F/O FORD. Y.75'.
A body of water, Flaque Carpentier, is positioned at the top middle of the image above explosion sites, affecting the area between Rue de Tunis and Chemin Vert. The majority is clear with much urban detail.

Date

1944-09-27

Temporal Coverage

Language

Type

Format

One b/w photograph

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Rights

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Identifier

PFordTA17030005

Citation

“Calais,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 14, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/23957.

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