Nagasaki-shi (Japan) bombardment, 1945

This is a photograph of the Mitsubishi factory destroyed by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of an area in Nagasaki, Japan damaged by the atomic bomb showing attempts to rebuild the wall at the back of the photo. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph showing an area damaged by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph showing damage after bombing of an industrial area in Nagasaki. Notice the instability of the platform in the upper right of the photo. Power lines are still down. Poles are still standing, but charred. From Basil Rice.

United States and Japanese officials pose for a photograph. First Row, L to R: Lieutenant Commander Orville J. Emory, Lieutenant Commander Basil Rice, and H. Kurimata. Second Row, L to R: Nobuo, Shinodo, and N. Hokota. Lt. Commanders Emory and Rice were in Japan to assess fire damage and fire protection equipment shortly after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

A scene of destruction in the aftermath of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

Photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. The image shows only a few structures standing surrounded by rubble.

A smoke stack still stands from a building that was destroyed during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 8, 1945. Rubble can be seen to the horizon were a mountain range is visible.

A Japanese Torii gate survives the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Surrounding the torii is destruction. Two unidentified people can been seen walking under the torii.

Steam from a train can be seen as it goes by the destruction of Nagasaki, Japan with mountains in the background. In the photograph, new wire poles have been erected along the damaged brick road.