The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gutted Institutional Building with Central Archway, Hiroshima, Japan, Post-Atomic Bomb, 1945
The burned-out shell of a large institutional building in Hiroshima stands with only its exterior walls and skeletal roof truss remaining after the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. A cart passes through the building's central archway in this photograph, illustrating how daily life and movement continued through the ruins of the devastated city. Project: 218164