As soon as it was considered reasonably safe to enter the city of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945, numerous investigations were undertaken by different U.S. Federal agencies. The Physical Damage Division of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USBS) investigated the physical damage created by the bomb. Their final report, “Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan,” was published in May, 1947. This photograph was used in the report.
Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb
- 1945
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey.
National Archives Identifier: 22345671
Full Citation: Photograph 243-HP-I-31-2; Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb; 1945; Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 1947 – 1947; Records of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, Record Group 243; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/hiroshima-atomic-bomb/, March 26, 2026]
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