1000 words behind the photo
Behind the camera: Fred Morley Where: Streets of London Photo Summary: A man carries the milk over rubble while firefighters battle the aftermath of the 32nd straight night of bombing Picture Taken: October 9, 1940Published October 10, 1940 During the opening years of World War II Britain was all that was left against Hitler’s military […]
Behind the camera: Where: Tour of the coastal defence positions near Hartlepool, UK Photo Summary: Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun Imperial War Museum, photo no. H2646A Picture Taken: July 31, 1940 With France and its other European Allies out of the war, the UK and its Empire stood by itself against a triumphant Hitler. […]
Behind the camera: Claude P. Dettloff Where: Eighth Street and Columbia Avenue intersection, New Westminster, Canada Photo Summary: The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles) marching down the street when Warren “Whitey” Bernard runs out to his father, Pte. Jack Bernard. Picture Taken: October 1, 1940 Canada had been at war for over […]