Hiroshima Peace Media Center: The Devastation of Hiroshima: A Record in Photographs

The Devastation of Hiroshima: A Record in Photographs - The City

July 28, 2010

The City

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was transformed into a burnt wasteland by the blast and heat from the atomic bomb. Scores of people instantly lost their lives and survivors have borne the tremendous trauma of this experience on their bodies and in their minds.

The Chugoku Shimbun offers 30 photographs which record the devastation of Hiroshima in the direct aftermath of the bombing. These photographs are divided into two groups: The City and Human Beings.

＞＞＞　 Human Beings
※Caution: Certain images may be unsettling. Discretion is advised.

Shadow of death	The Mushroom Cloud	The Mushroom Cloud seen from Naval Arsenal
Hiroshima in flames	Wasteland in the city center	Street of death
Former Chugoku Shimbun building	Former Chugoku Shimbun building and a kimono wholesaler	Charred streetcar
City ruins in panorama	Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital in the ruins	Relief station amid the ruins
Messages on the walls	Shadow from the heat rays	Ruins of downtown Hiroshima