Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki, Japan
8/9/1945
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Original caption: A dense column of smoke rises more than 60,000 feet into the air over the Japanese port of Nagasaki, the result of an atomic bomb, the second ever used in warfare, dropped on the industrial center August 8, 1945, from a U.S. B-29 Superfortress.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 535795
Full Citation: 208-N-43888; War and Conflict Number 1242; Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki, Japan; 8/9/1945; Photographs of Allied and Axis Personalities and Activities, 1942–1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/atomic-cloud-rises-over-nagasaki-japan, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.