Nagasaki-shi (Japan) bombardment, 1945

This is a view of Nagasaki, Japan, about two months after the atomic bomb has burned away everything except for the concrete and metal shells of some larger buildings. These would have had the interiors destroyed by the fire. From Basil Rice.

In this area of Nagasaki, Japan, everything has been destroyed completely by the atomic bomb. From Basil Rice.

About two months after the atomic bomb was dropped, this photo shows the remaining outer shells of taller concrete and steel reinforce buildings. The more common low, wood structures have burned completely away. Men walking on the street in the lower left give scale to the photo. From Basil Rice.

The entrance gate to this shrine in Nagasaki, Japan seems untouched. Beyond it, the rest of the area in in rubble. From Basil Rice.

This aerial fire truck and the other two fire trucks in Nagasaki, Japan are reduced to rubble along with everything around it by the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of a modern watch tower atop a the skeletal remains of a fire station in Nagasaki, Japan. Although the concrete block exterior remained after the bombing, the wood roof and interior as well as the non-fireproof windows have been destroyed by the fire. From Basil Rice.

This is a watch tower atop a burned out fire station in Nagasaki, Japan. A watcher would scale to the top and look for fires. When he saw one, he sounded an alarm. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of a tall watch tower built on top of a three story building that has been gutted by the fire that destroyed the surrounding area in Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of the Mitsubishi factory destroyed by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. The girders still standing are leaning away from the area of the blast. Fire has consumed the floor of the upper story and burned everything else that was combustible. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of an industrial building, possibly at the Mitsubishi plant, damaged by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.