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Atomic Bomb Physical Damage, General View, Hiroshima 03/21/1946 - 04/08/1946
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National Archives description "LS Looking E-NE from atop tank #1 showing both sides of a street which acted as a firebreak. On the W side of the street can be seen the rubble and burned-over area. Across the street can be seen the structure which was not affected by fire. Street measures 30 feet from curb to curb and 74 feet from building front to building front. The building is located approx. 6900 feet from zero at 150 degrees. The street runs from N-NE to S-SW through the Minami Machi district and characteristic of firebreaks on the fringe or periphery of areas razed by fire. LS Pan L to R looking S-SE along the street showing razed areas on the W side of the street and areas unaffected by fire on E side of the street. LS Looking SW showing the E face of building 41, located 1625 feet from zero at 137 degrees. The effect of blast is clearly visible in the absence of window casing and the displacement of the stone columns of the roof failing. LS Looking NW at the S and E faces of a two-story brick load bearing wall structure roof which is totally collapsed and walls which are partially collapsed. This building is located 4500 feet from zero at 44 degrees. LS Looking W showing the…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan, Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb, World War II
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