Photos: Hiroshima bombing anniversary
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United State dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and residents still pray for the victims and for peace. The skeletal dome of a building still stands as a reminder of the devastation. Nagasaki was bombed three days later.
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
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A man takes pictures of the Atomic Bomb Dome at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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- Sadayuki Mikami
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Shattered hulk of a domed office building marks the epicenter of the atomic blast that destroyed the city of Hiroshima in August, 1945. The port city was rebuilt completely after the war with the exception of this building, which was left standing as a memorial. Image was taken in December 1980. (AP Photo/Sadayuki Mikami)
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Survivors walk past one of the few building still standing in 1945, after two days of an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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As the new Hiroshima rose from its ashes, a single skeleton of a building was left standing as a reminder of those few seconds on August 6, 1945, when the atom bomb leveled the city and left thousands upon thousands dead or wounded. A young couple sketches the wreck of the Industrial Exhibition Hall and its dome in Hiroshima on July 8, 1965. Behind it is the new, modern Chamber of Commerce building. (AP Photo)
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- Charles Gorry
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New buildings rise out of the ruins of Hiroshima, March 11, 1946. Hiroshima was first Japanese city hit by the atomic bomb. These single story homes built along a hard-surfaced highway are part of the program by the Japanese government to rebuild devastated sections of the country. At left background are damaged buildings whose masonry withstood bomb effects. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry)
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The skeleton of a Catholic Church, foreground, and an unidentified building, centre, are all that remaining the blast centre area after the atomic bomb of Hiroshima, Japan on August 5. This is the first ground picture of atomic bomb damage in Hiroshima, on Sept. 5, 1945. (AP Photo)
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This is an aerial view of the remains of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, Sept. 5, 1945, one month after the atomic bomb was dropped on it. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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This photo-diagram, based on diagram issued by Army Air Force on August 9, 1945, locates areas damaged in Japanese homeland city of Hiroshima by first atomic bomb dropped by U.S. Army Air Forces. Large circle is drawn on diameter of 19,000 feet. Shaded areas indicate devastates sectors, according to information based on intelligence reports. Key to numbers, with percentage of total destruction where available: 1- Army Transport Base -25 percent, 2- Army Ordnance Depot,3- Army Food Depot-35 percent,4- Army Clothing Depot -85 percent, 5- E. Hiroshima RR Station -30 percent, 6- Unidentified Industry -90 percent, 7- Sumitomo Rayon Plant -25 percent, 8- Kinkwa Rayon Mill -10 percent, 9- Teikoku Textile Mill-100 percent, 10- Power Plant -?, 12- Electric RR power Station -100 percent, 13- Electric Power Generator-100 percent, 14- Telephone Company-100 percent, 15- Gas Works -100 percent, 16- Hiroshima RR Station -100 percent, 17- Unidentified RR Station-100 percent, 18- Bridge, debris loaded, intact, 19- Bridge, one-fourth missing, 20- Large bridge, shattered, intact, 21- Bridge, large hole, west side, 22- Bridge, intact, banks caved in, 23- Bridge, intact, debris covered, 24- Both bridges intact, 25- Bridge, destroyed, 26- Bridge, severely damaged, 27-Bridge destroyed, 28-Bridge, shattered, inoperative, 29- Bridge, intact, slight damage, 30- Bridge, intact, severely damaged. (AP Photo)
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The Japanese of atom-bombed Hiroshima have put the ancient custom of wearing nose and mouth masks while out of doors to a good use. Hiroshima was the first town to be hit by an atom bomb during the war. Japanese girls wearing their masks as they walk through the devestated streets of Hiroshima, Japan, on Oct. 6, 1945. (AP Photo)
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- STANLEY TROUTMAN
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An allied correspondent stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima Sept. 8, 1945, a month after the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S. to hasten Japan's surrender. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
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An unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sept. 7, 1945. The vast ruin is a result of "Little Boy," the uranium atomic bomb detonated on Aug. 6 by the U.S., leading to the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman)
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This desolated area, with only some buildings standing here and there is what was left of Hiroshima, Japan, Sept. 3, 1945 after the first atomic bomb was dropped. (AP Photo)
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About one month after the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945, an allied correspondent examines the landscape of destruction at Hiroshima, Japan. (AP Photo)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
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The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
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Shinto priests and Buddhist monks parade in prayers around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
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Buddhist followers hold paper lanterns as they march in prayer for peace, around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
- Updated
Visitors walk around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of Atomic Bombing, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
- Updated
The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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A man takes pictures of the Atomic Bomb Dome at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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- Sadayuki Mikami
Shattered hulk of a domed office building marks the epicenter of the atomic blast that destroyed the city of Hiroshima in August, 1945. The port city was rebuilt completely after the war with the exception of this building, which was left standing as a memorial. Image was taken in December 1980. (AP Photo/Sadayuki Mikami)
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- Anonymous
As the new Hiroshima rose from its ashes, a single skeleton of a building was left standing as a reminder of those few seconds on August 6, 1945, when the atom bomb leveled the city and left thousands upon thousands dead or wounded. A young couple sketches the wreck of the Industrial Exhibition Hall and its dome in Hiroshima on July 8, 1965. Behind it is the new, modern Chamber of Commerce building. (AP Photo)
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- Charles Gorry
New buildings rise out of the ruins of Hiroshima, March 11, 1946. Hiroshima was first Japanese city hit by the atomic bomb. These single story homes built along a hard-surfaced highway are part of the program by the Japanese government to rebuild devastated sections of the country. At left background are damaged buildings whose masonry withstood bomb effects. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry)
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The skeleton of a Catholic Church, foreground, and an unidentified building, centre, are all that remaining the blast centre area after the atomic bomb of Hiroshima, Japan on August 5. This is the first ground picture of atomic bomb damage in Hiroshima, on Sept. 5, 1945. (AP Photo)
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- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo-diagram, based on diagram issued by Army Air Force on August 9, 1945, locates areas damaged in Japanese homeland city of Hiroshima by first atomic bomb dropped by U.S. Army Air Forces. Large circle is drawn on diameter of 19,000 feet. Shaded areas indicate devastates sectors, according to information based on intelligence reports. Key to numbers, with percentage of total destruction where available: 1- Army Transport Base -25 percent, 2- Army Ordnance Depot,3- Army Food Depot-35 percent,4- Army Clothing Depot -85 percent, 5- E. Hiroshima RR Station -30 percent, 6- Unidentified Industry -90 percent, 7- Sumitomo Rayon Plant -25 percent, 8- Kinkwa Rayon Mill -10 percent, 9- Teikoku Textile Mill-100 percent, 10- Power Plant -?, 12- Electric RR power Station -100 percent, 13- Electric Power Generator-100 percent, 14- Telephone Company-100 percent, 15- Gas Works -100 percent, 16- Hiroshima RR Station -100 percent, 17- Unidentified RR Station-100 percent, 18- Bridge, debris loaded, intact, 19- Bridge, one-fourth missing, 20- Large bridge, shattered, intact, 21- Bridge, large hole, west side, 22- Bridge, intact, banks caved in, 23- Bridge, intact, debris covered, 24- Both bridges intact, 25- Bridge, destroyed, 26- Bridge, severely damaged, 27-Bridge destroyed, 28-Bridge, shattered, inoperative, 29- Bridge, intact, slight damage, 30- Bridge, intact, severely damaged. (AP Photo)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Japanese of atom-bombed Hiroshima have put the ancient custom of wearing nose and mouth masks while out of doors to a good use. Hiroshima was the first town to be hit by an atom bomb during the war. Japanese girls wearing their masks as they walk through the devestated streets of Hiroshima, Japan, on Oct. 6, 1945. (AP Photo)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- STANLEY TROUTMAN
An allied correspondent stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima Sept. 8, 1945, a month after the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S. to hasten Japan's surrender. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- STANLEY TROUTMAN
An unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sept. 7, 1945. The vast ruin is a result of "Little Boy," the uranium atomic bomb detonated on Aug. 6 by the U.S., leading to the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
Shinto priests and Buddhist monks parade in prayers around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
Buddhist followers hold paper lanterns as they march in prayer for peace, around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
Visitors walk around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of Atomic Bombing, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Hiroshima bombing anniversary
- Shizuo Kambayashi
The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Hiroshima marks the 68th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing Tuesday.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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