Atomic bomb

Column marking the location of the atomic bomb hypocenter in Nagasaki, Japan. The sign near the cenotaph, which is written both in English and Japanese, says: "Atomic Bomb Center. Outline of Damage. On 9 August 1945 at 1102 A.M. an atomic bomb exploded in the air just above here. Instantaneously all the houses in this Urakami area collapsed. There was a tremendous conflagration. Other parts of Nagasaki City were also burnt down and practically all the houses in the city suffered half destruction by the explosive wind. The pitiable scene was beyond description.

An injured policeman writes relief certificates for rice rations to A-bomb survivors. Taken at a tram stop near the Miyuki Bridge about 5 p.m., about 1.4 mi from the hypocenter, Hiroshima, Japan. The journalist photographer was the only person to capture images of the destruction on the day of the atomic bombing.

Police pour cooking oil over junior high school children to soothe their burns. Photo was taken on the Miyuki Bridge between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. about 1.4 miles from the hypocenter, Hiroshima, Japan.

Suémi Matsushige, wearing an air raid helmet, attempts to clear some of the rubble in her barbershop home around 2 p.m. on the day of the atomic bombing, about 1.6 mi from the hypocenter, Midori-cho, Hiroshima, Japan. Her journalist husband is the photographer and was the only person to capture images of the destruction on the day of the bombing.

Photograph of the mushroom cloud that appeared after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Photograph was signed by four crew members of the Enola Gay military aircraft which dropped the bomb.

An unidentified man wearing a hat sits wearing hat in the middle of the atomic bomb destruction in Hiroshima, Japan, with the remnants of Nagarekawa Methodist Church of Christ standing in the background.

View of a partially destroyed building with dome, the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the Atomic Bomb Dome), as seen from the partially destroyed Motoyasu Bridge, looking north. The Motoyasu River is in the foreground. The building was destroyed by the atomic bomb and allowed to stand as a reminder and memorial.

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, showing early construction of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission site on Hijiyama Hill in the center foreground, looking west across the Kayobashi River.