War damage

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.

Photograph of a man pulling a car loaded with items across a bridge that was damaged during the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. American soldiers stand and sit along the sides of the bridge during the occupation period. In the background, two large cylinder forms appear along with electrical wire poles. All people are unidentified.

Seven unidentified Japanese survivors walk down a street in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945. In the background are rubble and the remains of two buildings. Two of the women in the photograph are carrying children on their backs.

Photograph of a destroyed building's interior caused by the dropping of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Rubble covers the floor of the building and metal beams from the roof still hang over the walls.

this is a view of the damage done to Paris, France during World War I. The towers of Notre Dame Cathedral can be seen on the far left. The photograph is part of a collection belonging to Harry S. Truman from the time he spent in France during World War I.

A large building with a hole in its roof stands somewhere in World War I France. The photograph is part of a collection belonging to Harry S. Truman from the time he spent in France during World War I.

Photograph is part of a collected group of photos belonging to Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy (1949-1951). They are associated with the United States Philippine War Damage Commission. This unidentified view is of a war damaged railroad engine laying off the track in the Philippines.

Photograph is part of a collected group of photos belonging to Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy (1949-1951). They are associated with the United States Philippine War Damage Commission. This view is identified as post-World War II reconstruction of the Customs Building, Manila, Philippines, and done under the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946. Same view, 2013-4251.