Nagasaki-shi (Japan) bombardment, 1945

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.

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.