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Title

Center of Hiroshima

Description

The center of Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.The bomb destroyed approximately three-fourths of the city and killed an estimated 80,000 people immediately, with thousands more dying later from injuries and radiation poisoning. Records lead us to believe that the bomb touched down approximately halfway between the two smokestacks in this image.

Subject

  • Hiroshima
  • Events (Historical)
  • Places

Credits

Association of Los Alamos Scientists. Records, asas-03081-004, 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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