“…the power of the atom bomb is beyond belief…”


Yosuke Yamahata (1917-1966), [Dazed boy, his face cut by glass, standing with his injured mother holding rationed rice balls, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki], 1945 (1387.2005)


Yosuke Yamahata, [Around 6:00 a.m., 1500 meters from epicenter of blast, men carry a body while searching for survivors amid ruins, following dropping of atomic bomb on Nagasaki], 1945 (1390.2005)


Yosuke Yamahata, 2,500 meters from epicenter, civilians flee and search for survivors, following dropping of atomic bomb on Nagasaki, 1945 (1388.2005)


Yosuke Yamahata, [Survivors of atomic blast walking along road amid ruims of city, looking for relatives, following dropping of atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.], 1945 (1392.2005)


United States Government, The United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Physical Damage Division: The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, June 30, 1946 (2006.13.1)

NAGASAKI… “like a graveyard with not a tombstone standing…” Nagasaki Prefecture Report.


United States Government, The United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Physical Damage Division: The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, June 30, 1946 (2006.13.1)

“…the power of the atom bomb is beyond belief…”
Nagasaki Prefecture Report.

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