Difference between revisions of "Reykjavik"
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To read the Wikipedia article on Reykjavik, please click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk here]. | To read the Wikipedia article on Reykjavik, please click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk here]. | ||
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| + | To see the Lonely Planet article on Reykjavik, please click [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/reykjavik here]. | ||
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| + | The photographs below are from, firstly, Fridthor Eydal's (FE) collection of 1940's images and, secondly, shots taken by the author (JLD) on the research visit in 2010. | ||
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| + | [[File:FE_Royal_Marines_occupying_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE Royal Marines occupying Reykjavik 10 May 1940]] | ||
| + | [[File:FE_Royal_Marine_Lewis_gunners_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|right|FE Royal Marine Lewis Gunners 10 May 1940]] | ||
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| + | [[File:FE_Sentry_July_1941.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE Sentry July 1941]] | ||
| + | [[File:FE_Street_scene_Reykjavik_July_1941.jpg|500px|thumb|right||FE Reykjavik street scene]] | ||
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| + | [[File:FE_Reykjavik_Harbour_21_April_1942_Gen_Curtis_Departing.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE General Curtis leaving Iceland July 1942]] | ||
| + | [[File:DSC6734_Naepan_Midstraeti_Reykjavik.JPG|500px|thumb|right|FE Midstraeti]] | ||
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| + | [[File:JLD_Signboard_picture_of_1942_street_scene.JPG|500px|thumb|left|JLD 1942 street scene from harbour display]] | ||
| + | [[File:FE_Reykjavik_shared_cigarettes_June_1942.jpg|500px|thumb|right|FE Shared cigarettes - Reykjavik]] | ||
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| + | [[File:JLD_Signboard_picture_of_Hotel_Borg_2.JPG|500px|thumb|left|JLD Hotel Borg from harbour display]] | ||
| + | [[File:JLD_Signboard_picture_USA_troops_Tryggvata_1942.JPG|500px|thumb|right|JLD American troops July 1942 from harbour display]] | ||
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| + | To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - [mailto:70brigade@newmp.org.uk click here]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:43, 20 October 2017
A high proportion of the Icelandic population lives in Reykjavik and the surrounding area.
To read the Wikipedia article on Reykjavik, please click here.
To see the Lonely Planet article on Reykjavik, please click here.
The photographs below are from, firstly, Fridthor Eydal's (FE) collection of 1940's images and, secondly, shots taken by the author (JLD) on the research visit in 2010.
To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - click here.
