The Snapshots in Time Collection

Elevated View of Ruined District and Harbor, Hiroshima, Japan, Post-Atomic Bomb, 1945

Elevated View of Ruined District and Harbor, Hiroshima, Japan, Post-Atomic Bomb, 1945

This elevated view overlooks a Hiroshima neighborhood following the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945, showing traditional tile-roofed houses standing amid rubble, with the city's bay and distant hills visible beyond. The photograph captures the stark contrast between areas of near-total destruction and structures that, by chance of distance or construction, survived the blast. Project: 218164