Sujet

British People Lining the Streets Outside Westminster Abbey To Join the National Day of..., 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.

Légende

British People Lining the Streets Outside Westminster Abbey To Join the National Day of Prayer for the Evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940. Second World War. 'In Britain, a day of prayer, for now it seems there is little that can be done, but pray. Maybe a few will escape, but the greater part of the army appears doomed. In Winston Churchill's words: "The nation prepares itself for grievous tidings".' From "Time To Remember - Run Rabbit Run", 1940 ( Reel 3); documentary film about events of early months of 1940.

Date

1940

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/British Pathe Limited

Notre référence

HRM24A39_241

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56,3Mo (1013,1Ko) / 42,0cm x 33,6cm / 4959 x 3967 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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