JAPANESE FILM OF ATOMIC BOMB DAMAGE AND EFFECTS ON HIROSHIMA -- PHYSICAL DAMAGE Part 1

Description

Summary: Animated map of Japan pinpointing Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo, and Hiroshima. LS, pan, Hiroshima prior to bombing. VS, Japanese soldiers standing guard. Pan, complete devastation in parts of Hiroshima. Damaged street cars burned out by bombing. Shots of damaged trees against the sky. Animated charts showing epicenter. VS, broken windows in house and gateway of shrine. CU, sign: "Yamo". LS, Yamo Station, only windows are damaged in buildings of this area. VS, Japanese homes with roofs blown off and damage to area within five kilometers from epicenter. Damaged observatory four kilometers from epicenter. VS, Japanese residential district, damaged without a single exception, three kilometers from epicenter.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities