Place | Asia: Japan, Kanto, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama |
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Accession Number | OG3444 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. C. 1945-09. A LONELY JAPANESE WALKING NEAR THE RUINS OF BOMBED-OUT BUILDINGS, ...
Description
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. C. 1945-09. A LONELY JAPANESE WALKING NEAR THE RUINS OF BOMBED-OUT BUILDINGS, DESTROYED BY GREAT AMERICAN INCENDIARY BOMB RAIDS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BY WING COMMANDER R. LAURIE OF ADELAIDE, SA, WHO FORMED PART OF THE OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN PARTY AT THE SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER, AND SHOWS SOMETHING OF THE BOMB DAMAGE WROUGHT BY THE AMERICAN SUPER-FORTRESS AIRCRAFT.