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Scanned image of Luftwaffe vertical air photograph of Law Hospital.

SC 449547

Description Scanned image of Luftwaffe vertical air photograph of Law Hospital.

Date 1940

Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance

Catalogue Number SC 449547

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 47585

Scope and Content Law Hospital, South Lanarkshire Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Law Hospital, Carluke, taken during World War II. The military barracks near Law was converted to a hospital after World War II. It continues in use as such today, with little change to its original form. The German Luftwaffe took aerial photographs of parts of Scotland throughout World War II. The photographs were used for intelligence work, such as selecting targets, assessing bombing accuracy and finding equipment and defensive positions. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/449547

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 155) Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance

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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance)

Licence Type: Limited

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