Playing children, London, May 1944

Children in London in May 1944, a few weeks before the landing in Normandy, captured by Jack Lieb on Kodachrome color film.

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This photograph was taken in London in May 1944, as Jack Lieb documented the preparations of the Allied forces for D-Day. In the midst of the tense pre-invasion phase, he also captured civilian everyday scenes that show life in the British capital shortly before the invasion. Such snapshots form a quiet counterpoint to military events in Lieb’s film and are of particular documentary value due to their rarity in color.

Resolution 5758 × 4320 px (24,9 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1944
Location London
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH