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Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of.

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Caption     Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Nagasaki, Japan
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Source    ww2dbaseNagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
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Photos on Same Day 9 Aug 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,396 x 1,080 pixels



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