Cologne

Cologne

Cologne Cathedral

Top - view inside a cathedral with rubble on floor and head and shoulders of three men at the bottom. Captioned 'Cologne Cathedral, commencing repairs, 4 America soldiers look on'. Submitted with description 'Interior of Cologne Cathedral, showing bomb damage. Date unknown. 4 American soldiers looking on. Stamp on reverse of photo: "Air Ministry No. CL 2151'.
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of a city with damaged buildings. Captioned 'A little of the damage to Cologne'. Submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial photo of Cologne, showing bomb damage. Annotated on reverse of photo: "Cologne May 45. W. Harrison and Co, 98 High Street, Bromsgrove. E293 x 3236 CH'.

Two b/w photographs mounted on an album page

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