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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Blast Effect, 03/15/1946 - 03/25/1946

World War II19467:18Public Domain
Poster for Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Blast Effect, 03/15/1946 - 03/25/1946

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National Archives description: "LS Looking at the E side of a two story reinforced concrete building which was affected by blast in such a manner that the top story now rests on the ground (7750 feet from zero at 89 degrees). CU The NE corner showing the failure of reinforced concrete column covered with light brick facing. MC Pan up SE corner showing the point of failure of another reinforced concrete vertical column, also a close up. MC Electric time clock (with Japanese lettering) which stopped at 8:14 AM the day Hiroshima was bombed. Clock located inside Imperial Textile Mills. MLS S and W faces of building 96 showing manner in which walls withstood blast and transmitted shock. MLS Building 96A located approx. 375 feet from zero at 242 degrees showing the inner section of brick load bearing structure which was protected by the outer walls and withstood the blast. MLS E face showing displacement of bricks on the lower part of the wall while those on the upper portion are intact. MS E face of building 96A showing upper portion of brick load bearing structure which was relatively unaffected by the blast. LS Building 95 located 1125 feet from zero at 305 degrees, showing E and S fa…

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, World War II, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), A-bomb, Atomic Bomb

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