Atom Bomb

Mushroom Clouds over Las Vegas

From Hoover Dam to Howard Hughes, Iconic Photos look back at the unlikely success of America's last frontier town.  Why…

12 years ago

Hiroshima by Hajime Miyatake, 1945

Hajime Miyatake was among the first to photograph Hiroshima post-atomic bombing. Faced with censorship, Miyatake hid his horrific images.

13 years ago

Nagasaki, August 9th 1945

Interestingly enough, when Hiroshima was atom-bombed, the Tokyo government radio told the people that a "new type of bomb" had…

14 years ago

Photographing Hiroshima

Yesterday's post on the Atom bombing of Hiroshima seems to have implied that Mr. Yoshito Matsushige -- 32 year old…

14 years ago

Hiroshima by Yoshito Matsushige, 1945

Hiroshima atomic bombing: Yoshito Matsushige took the photographs from the ground during that day, but censorship by both American and…

14 years ago

Atomic Test on the Enewetak Atoll

Between July 1945 and November 1962 the United States conducted at least 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. The photos…

15 years ago

First Atomic Blast

Forget Hiroshima. Above was the aerial picture of the first atomic bomb crater near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16th,…

15 years ago