This image shows burns on the legs of a victim of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Effect of A-bomb on Human Body in Hiroshima
- 1945
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter).
National Archives Identifier: 292633
Full Citation: Photograph 338-FTL(EF)-8600(2); Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans. Japan; 1945; Signal Corps Photograph Collection: Equipment File, ca. 1972 – 1994; Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter), Record Group 338; National Archives at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/abomb-burns/, April 4, 2026]
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