Injuries
Some photographs show the state or expressions of the injured, but many are focused on the injuries themselves. The photos in this section were taken by the US military. Stored for decades in the US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, they were returned to Japan in 1973.
Skin depigmentationTaken by US military |
Facial burnsTaken by US military |
 Burn scarsTaken by US military |
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Mouth inflammationTaken by US military |
Left leg exposed to heat rays from the left sideTaken by US military |
Loss of hairTaken by US military |
Illustrations of A-bomb cataractsThese are illustrations to explain A-bomb cataract, from the collection of Dr. Sinskey, a former employee of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). Dr. Sinskey had conducted a survey of A-bomb cataracts in the 1950s. |
Keloids on back and both armsTaken by US military |
Report on Medical Survey of Hiroshima War Damage Resulting from the Atomic BombThe War Department's Medical Bureau dispatched a survey team to Hiroshima twice, once in the middle of August, and once from the end of August to the middle of September. The results of the surveys were compiled in a report in November 1945. |
Keloid specimensFrom around early 1946, the skin and flesh around burn scars that were thought to have healed swelled up and stretched the skin. It is thought that the keloids resulting from the atomic bombing were caused by the radiation. |