These pictures were taken by William Vandivert in September 1940. Vandivert was a staff photographer for LIFE magazine, and a founder of Magnum Photos.
Colour photographs of a bus in a crater, 1940
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wow…that’s unbelievable, almost surreal. we live in an age of special effects…hard to believe the true horror of this time.
Any idea of location?
Balham it looks like.
Balham High Road to be more precise. I’ve checked and I’m definitely right. Picture 3 shows a Sainsbury’s on the right that is still there today, albeit in a new building.
Ah yes – got it – I think the link below should work
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sainsbury's+Balham+High+Road&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Sainsbury's+Balham+High+Road&hnear=&ll=51.444272,-0.152124&spn=0,0.008959&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.444101,-0.152273&panoid=ZrA8J_Jdcwvs0oTgzKVdMw&cbp=12,34.68,,1,2.18
That is very cool indeed, Jimmy…
Wow, thanks for the location guys, really gives a great perspective!!
These are iconic images of a major disaster at Balham Tube Station on 14 October 1940. Contrary to popular belief Tube stations were not immune from serious damage from bombs:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham_station
Great pictures. I believe this is the crater from the bomb that killed 66 people in the tube station below, as it fractured a water main and sewer and the tunnels flooded. The bomb fell on 14th October 1940.
And featured in the film Atonement?