World War, 1939-1945

Aerial bombing plans for Nauen and Wustermark, Germany during World War II. Nauen was the location of a radio transmission station during the war.

A scene of destruction in the aftermath of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

Photograph of a Japanese city, possibly Nagasaki, Japan. The city sits nestled in a valley along mountains. A bay or river appears in the left side of the image.

Photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. The image shows only a few structures standing surrounded by rubble.

United States military trucks are parked on a shipping boat headed to Japan in 1945. These military trucks would have been used as a part of the occupational period in Japan after the Japanese surrendered in August 1945.

A group of twelve Japanese boys gather around a United States military jeep during the occupation of Japan by United States military forces.

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.