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Title

Main Street in Hiroshima

Description

The center of Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. The street indicated in this photograph is approximately one half (0.5) mile from the location where the bomb was detonated indicating the extent of the devastation to the city’s buildings and roads.

Subject

  • Hiroshima
  • Events (Historical)
  • Places

Credits

Association of Los Alamos Scientists. Records, asas-03081-002, Special Collections Center, University of Chicago Library.

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray History

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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