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Caption | Reconnaissance photo showing B-29 bomb damage to the Marifu rail yards (now Iwakuni Station) outside Hiroshima, Japan, 14 Aug 1945. This was the last bombing strike on this scale of the war. ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan | |||||
Date | 14 Aug 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress | |||||
Identification Code | Lot 10423-12 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 14 Aug 1945 | |||||
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Licensing | This work is believed to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 2,832 x 2,384 pixels |
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