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Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship in Manila Bay, Philippines

Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship during an American aerial attack. Official...

Columns of smoke cover Yokohama, Japan, 1945

Photograph, aerial. View of columns of smoke covering Yokohama after American incendiary bombing. Official Caption: "...

Columns of smoke rising from a Japanese airfield, Luzon Island, 1945

Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from a Japanese airfield after an attack by American forces. Official...

Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1944

Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from Japanese ships hit by American aerial bombings. Official caption on...

Complete destruction after fire bombing, Tokyo

Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese landscape. Personal caption: "Tokyo bombed area." Official caption: "Released. If...

Complete destruction of a neighborhood, Tokyo

Photograph, aerial. Large area of Tokyo showing bombardment; completely devoid of buildings. Personal caption: "Tokyo...

Complete destruction of island, buildings, and forest on Kwajalein Island in February 1944

Complete destruction of island buildings and forest; Japanese sign post in foreground. 'W-CPA-44-106-CQ. 2/4. Ellner....

Covered wagon moves through a destroyed European street

Photograph. Small cattle train and horses pulling a covered wagon through a bombed European street. No date

Damaged building, Manila, 1945

Photograph. Bomb-damaged building. Windows blown out and surface pockmarked with bullet holes. Manila, Philippine...

Damaged buildings in snow

Photograph. A photo showing damaged buildings covered in snow. ETO, presumably Italy. No date

Damaged government building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945

Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Naha, Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "Okinawa....

Damaged palms, New Guinea, 1944

Photograph.Damaged trees in the jungle near the coastline. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Neumfohr, N.G. Naval...

Damaged pier, Naples, 1944

Photograph. View of destruction and damage to pier from muddy bank. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Pier A. Naples...

Damaged railroad cars, France, 1945

Photograph. Railroad cars upside down and severly damaged from aerial bombardment. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...

Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber, ETO, February 1943

Photograph. Damaged tail of a German Dornier Do 217 bomber. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "...

Damaged three-story building, Naha, Okinawa, 1945

Photograph. A bomb damaged building. Personal caption on photo front: "Okinawa" and on photo reverse: "One of the...

Destroyed bank building, Germany

Photograph. A bombed building (Dresdner Bank; Drogerie) filled with rubble and debris. Germany. No date

Destroyed bridge as seen from approach, MTO

Photograph. Destroyed bridge as seen from approach with ornate gates on other side and temporary bridge next to it. MTO...

Destroyed bridge on the Po, Borgoforte

Photograph, aerial. Destroyed Italian bridge over the Po. Official caption on front: "Po River bridge at Bergoforte [...

Destroyed bridge, ETO

Photograph. Bridge destroyed by bombing or demolitions and collapsed into an unknown river. Date and location unknown,...

Destroyed bridge, MTO

Photograph. Remnants of destroyed bridge emerges from river. MTO. No date

Destroyed Japanese transport ship off the coast of Luzon Island

Photograph, aerial. Large column of smoke rising from Japanese transport ship; American warplane visible at the lower...

Destruction along the waterfront, Japan

Photograph, aerial. Destruction along a Japanese waterfront. City blocks destroyed. Likely Tokyo, Japan. 1945

Destruction along the waterfront, Japan

Photograph, aerial. Destruction along a Japanese waterfront. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Tokyo waterfront...

Destruction from aerial bombardment, Caen, 1944

Photograph. Destruction and rubble from heavy Allied bomb damage in Caen. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "...

Destruction from aerial bombardment, Japan

Photograph, aerial. Bombed Japanese industrial complex. Official caption: "Released. If published credit must be given...

Destruction of large multi-story building

Photograph. Destruction of large multi-story building. Location unknown. No date

Devastation of Nagasaki industrial factory district by atomic bomb, Japan, 1945

"Devastation of Nagasaki industrial (factory) district by 2nd atomic bomb dropped on Japan." 22 September 1945

Devastation of Nagasaki industrial factory district by second atomic bomb dropped on Japanese on 22 September 1945

"Devastation of Nagasaki industrial (factory) district by 2nd atomic bomb dropped on Japan." 22 September 1945

Devastation of Nagasaki industrial factory district by second atomic bomb dropped on Japanese on 22 September 1945