'The Illustrated War News'

Photos from a British Magazine

A street leading to the quays and pontoon bridge

One of the best known photos of the Siege of Antwerp printed in almost every newsmagazine worldwide

Refugees crowd the entrance to the pontoon brige over the river Scheldt.

More than 500 000 inhabitants fled the city along with the Belgian Army and British Naval Brigade

Boarding vessels on the quays.

Almost 250 000 people fled downriver in 2 days time to neutral Dutch territory

Across the border in the Netherlands :

Belgian refugees write messages in chalk on walls, hoping to find lost family members

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