Source 3

Photograph of damage caused by the raid to Edwin Place, Porter Street, Hull. 1916 (AIR 1/569/16/15/142)

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4. This is a photograph of damage caused by the raid to Edwin Place, Porter Street, Hull. Three people were killed and several injured here.

  • How does this photograph add to our understanding of the raid on Hull?
  • Why do you think this photograph was taken?
  • Which of all three sources is the most useful for finding out about the raid?
  • The Zeppelin raids of 1915 brought death to ordinary civilians, in their own homes. Had that happened before the First World War?
  • Use your knowledge of the First World War and this lesson to explain the meaning of the term ‘total war’