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Description: Aerial Mosaic of Nagasaki Before the Atomic Attack
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Aerial Mosaic of Nagasaki Before the Atomic Attack

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IPTC Object Name Aerial Mosaic of Nagasaki Before the Atomic Attack
IPTC Created Date 19450805
IPTC Author Unknown
IPTC City Nagasaki
IPTC Province State Nagasaki Prefecture
IPTC Country Name Japan
IPTC Credit United States Air Force
IPTC Caption Annotated photo reconnaissance mosaic of Nagasaki four days before the blast. You can see how the atomic blast was trapped and funneled through the hills surrounding the city, minimizing the effects. Numbered areas are: 1.) Tategami Shipyards; 2.) Mitsubishi Shipyards; 3.) Akunoura Engine Works; 4.) Mitsubishi Electric Manufacturing Company; 5.) Nagasaki & Dejima Wharves and Railroad Yards; 6.) Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works; and 7.) Mitsubishi-Urakami Odrdinance Plant. 8.) Shows the approximate position of the hypocenter when the bomb hit on August 9th .