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Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb – Antique Photo Print

Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb, 1946 Jun 26. — historic photograph
Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb, 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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Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb

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Taken from the air in late June 1946, this view shows Hiroshima about ten months after the atomic bomb struck the city on August 6, 1945. The official U.S. Army photograph shows central districts flattened, with only a few standing structures amid open ground where dense neighborhoods once stood. It was the first atomic weapon used in war, and aerial pictures like this one helped people outside Japan grasp the scale of the destruction. Look closely at the scattered foundations and bare lots to see how little of the old street pattern remained.

Created / published1946 Jun 26.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreAerial photographs 1940-1950.Photographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesNew York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Official U.S. Army photo.
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Air operations--American--Japan--Hiroshima-shi. War damage--Japan--Hiroshima-shi--1940-1950. Nuclear weapons--1940-1950. Aerial bombings--Japan--Hiroshima-shi--1940-1950. Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,276 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-189823

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