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Aerial view of Nagasaki, after the bombing, ... – Historic Photo Reproduction

Aerial view of Nagasaki, after the bombing, ..., 1946 Jun 26. — historic photograph
Aerial view of Nagasaki, after the bombing, ..., 1946 Jun 26.. Historic photograph from the Asia, Africa & Australia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Taken on June 26, 1946, this aerial view shows Nagasaki roughly ten months after the atomic bomb fell on the city on August 9, 1945. Army photographers flew over the ruins to document the destruction, and the wide angle captures how the blast flattened large stretches of the city while leaving some hillside structures standing. The print comes from the New York World-Telegram and the Sun newspaper photograph collection, which reflects how American papers used such images to show readers the scale of a weapon that had only just come into public view.

Created / published1946 Jun 26.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreAerial photographs 1940-1950.Photographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesU.S. Army photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.
SubjectsNuclear weapons--1940-1950. Aerial bombings--Japan--Nagasaki-shi--1940-1950. Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,273 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-189584

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