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Photographing the damage and ruins of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, hibakusha lie in a temporary hospital in a bank building. An American naval photographer filmed the damage and ruins of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

 

                       Undisclosed photos of Japanese

        A-bomb survivors

   U.S. Atomic Bomb Surveys

The National Archives College Park, Maryland

          February 22, 2024

                       SC-473739           




























5625
U.S. NAVY NO.
NEU
473739 Sept.1945
SUBJECT:
CAPTION:
NAVY PHOTOGRAPHER PICTURES SUFFERING AND RUINS THAT RESULTED FROM ATOM BOMB BLAST IN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN.

VICTIM LIES IN MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL IN BANK BUILDING.

LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
PHOTOGRAPHER:MILLER, WAYNE, LI.
TAKEN BY (UNIT)
LOCAL NO:TR 15625
CLASSIFICATION:RELEASED

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