Holland House library after an air raid

Original caption: "HOLLAND HOUSE BADLY BURNED. WS/57. Holland House, Lord Ilchester's historic 17th. Century house, has been damaged during the recent air raids on London. An oil bomb started a fire on one of the towers and a 'Molotoff breadbasket' and a shower of incendiaries fell on the building. Firemen saved the east wing from complete destruction, but the rest of the house is a shell. Holland House, just off Kensington High-street, was London's great Whig salon in the 18th century and the home of Charles James Fox, and also earlier, of Joseph Addison, founder of the Spectator. Photo shows - The famous library containing a number of valuable and historical books was completely wrecked. FOX. OCT. 23rd. 40. [7]"[1]
The spectacle of the three men shown inspecting books in the library was likely staged for propaganda purposes.[2]