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Caption | Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of. ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Nagasaki, Japan | |||||
Date | 9 Aug 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Hiromichi Matsuda | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseNagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum | |||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 9 Aug 1945 | |||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 1,396 x 1,080 pixels |
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