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United States Government [Hiroshima Rivers close up]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09595.108 Author/Creator: United States Government Place Written: Hiroshima, Japan Type: Photograph Date: circa 1945 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One undated photograph. Depicts an aerial view of a city separated by three rivers. The city is possibly Hiroshima before bombing based on a comparison to GLC09595.107.

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