Kushiro burning after an air raid, Hokkaido, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Large clouds of smoke rising from burning buildings after a United States Navy bomber attack. Official caption on front: "Kushiro on Hakkaido [sic] burning after carrier raid. US Navy Photo 125-13." Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. 1945
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1944
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Kushiro
Latitude:
42.967
Longitude:
144.400
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Japan
Bombings--Japan
Buildings--Japan
Smoke--Japan
Fires--Japan