Post-attack Aerial View of Hiroshima, Japan
8/11/1945
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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 conditions in the city from October 14 to November 26 in an effort to chart the physical damage created by the bomb. The division took photographs to illustrate their findings and USBS's final three-volume report, "Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan." The report was published in May, 1947. This photograph was used in the report. It was paired with a pre-attack photograph of Hiroshima.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey.
National Archives Identifier: 540226
Full Citation: Photograph 243-HP-1(4); [Post-attack mosaic view of Hiroshima, Japan.]; 8/11/1945; 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/documents/document/hiroshima-postattack, April 23, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.