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title: Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945
author: George R. Caron - Charles Levy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22167/mushroom-clouds-over-hiroshima--nagasaki-1945/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-09-18
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# Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945

_Authored by George R. Caron - Charles Levy_

## Image File

[![Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22167.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22167.jpg)

## Image Caption

A composite photograph showing the two mushroom clouds over the Japanese [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki after each was struck by a nuclear bomb delivered by the US Air Force at the end of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).

Left photo by George R. Caron. Right photo by Charles Levy.

Unites States Department of Energy

## Cite This Work

### APA
Levy, G. R. C. -. C. (2026, September 18). Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22167/mushroom-clouds-over-hiroshima--nagasaki-1945/>
### Chicago
Levy, George R. Caron - Charles. "Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22167/mushroom-clouds-over-hiroshima--nagasaki-1945/>.
### MLA
Levy, George R. Caron - Charles. "Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22167/mushroom-clouds-over-hiroshima--nagasaki-1945/>.

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