Hiroshima: blast effect, April 1946 [Silent]

Filmed eight months after the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Shows the extent of the devastation caused by the bomb. Suitable for upper secondary and tertiary levels.

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Credits

production company

United States. National Archives and Records Service

Duration

00:21:02:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1946

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505713

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Archival resources

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb - Blast effect

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb victims

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Japan

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Japan

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Historical films

History → Atomic bomb victims

History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

History → History

History → Japan - History - 1945-

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Silent films

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Tinted

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1946

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