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title: Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20092/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb-attack/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-02-26
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# Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack

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## Image File

[![Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20092.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20092.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of the Japanese [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Hiroshima after being hit by an atomic bomb dropped from a US Air Force [Boeing B-29 Superfortress](https://www.worldhistory.org/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress/) on 6 August 1945. The bomb was dropped in order to end the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45) as quickly as possible. Around 140,000 people were killed in the attack. The ruined building was the Industry Promotional Hall. This site was maintained as a memorial to the disaster. (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, February 25). Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20092/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb-attack/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 25, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20092/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb-attack/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20092/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb-attack/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194912) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.