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Title: BMAG WWII bomb damage 1940
Description: From the Birmingham Museums Trust Photo archive.
Scanned from the collection of glass plates, negatives and prints.
Damage to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from World War Two following a bombing raid during the night of November 22nd 1940. Six of the Feeney Art Galleries at BMAG were destroyed by a bomb. Damage was also done to the Bridge Gallery and Natural History Museum at BMAG. Thankfully no staff were hurt and the exhibits had been moved to a safe place so were not harmed.
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Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
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World War II
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Usage Rights: Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0