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Looted houses on the Peak

From Getty images, http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/looted-houses-and-building…

September 1945: Looted houses and buildings sitting on the ridge of Victoria Peak. (Photo by John Florea/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Credit: John Florea / contributor

Date picture taken
1 Sep 1945
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John Florea
The LIFE Picture Collection
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Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 [????- ]
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