Title from caption on object: “Atom-Blasted Nagasaki Suburbs”

September 1945

Stanley Troutman

Associated Names
Stanley Troutman

Artist, American, 1917 - 2020

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a post-disaster scene in a rural area. The image shows a muddy, debris-strewn road flanked by ruined and partially collapsed wooden structures. In the foreground, the road is littered with pieces of wood, rubble, and remnants of buildings. Broken timber, uprooted poles, and twisted metal are scattered along the street. The atmosphere conveys a somber and chaotic aftermath, with a sense of emptiness prevailing throughout the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.1 × 21.2 cm (6 3/4 × 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 × 22.8 cm (7 1/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.393

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left stamped in brown ink inverted: SEP 17 1945; upper left Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink partially visible; center printed in black ink on applied paper inverted: 1070D / ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM NEW YORK / CAUTION: USE CREDIT / ADVANCE FOR RELEASE TO PM'S OF MONDAY, / SEP. 17, 1945. / ATOM-BLASTED NAGASAKI SUBURBS / A DEJECTED JAP PULLS A CART THROUGH / NARROW ROADWAY IN THE SUBURBS OF NAGASAKI, / FOUR MILES FROM THE CITY PROPER. WRECKAGE / IS PILED HIGH ON EITHER SIDE OF HIS PATH, / TESTIFYING TO THE EFFECTS OF THE MIGHTY / BLAST THAT WRECKED 18,000 BUILDINGS, KILLED / 26,000 PEOPLE AND WOUNDED 40,000 OTHERS. / ADVANCE FOR RELEASE TO PM'S OF MONDAY, / SEPT. 17, 1945. / ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO / JM-9/14/45-1205P A-PL / WABC GD NYWS MON TMC PA 168 / LON MEXCITY FOREIGN; by unknown hand, lower center illegible notes in black ink

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