World War, 1939-1945

Written on back: "Casey, Bloom, Sweeney, Meismer, Dailey. B-29 that dropped first Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima Aug. 6th 1945. This taken in Sept. of 1945." Fourth the left is Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer. Five American soldiers posing in front of the Enola Gay airplane on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "Cemetery on Tinian Island 1945." An unidentified soldier, left, bows his head in the cemetery. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "North Field Tinian." Airplanes sit on the airfield at Tinian Island in the Pacific during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "Tinian Island 1945." View of the United States Army Air Force Base on Tinian Island during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Raymond Foley stands on the lawn of a home with a group of other men. From left to right: George Gundry, City Manager, Flint, Michigan; Hugo Hess, Detroit, Michigan Director, National Association of Real Estate Brokers (N.A.R.E.B.); Art Bassett, Detroit, Michigan President of Board; H. J.

This is a photograph showing the destruction in an industrial area in Japan. From Basil Rice.

This photo shows wood structures consumed while fireproof structures remain. Some buildings such as the taller building in the center back were made of concrete with wood interiors and wood roofs. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of machinery destroyed by bombing near Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

Unidentified Japanese workers, trying to recover from the effects of bombing during the war, are pushing a railroad car down the tracks by hand. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of the Mitsubishi factory destroyed by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. The girders still standing are leaning away from the area of the blast. Fire has consumed the floor of the upper story and burned everything else that was combustible. From Basil Rice.