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Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945

On 6 August 1945, the US government dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This was the first wartime use of a nuclear weapon, and along with the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, heralded the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. After the dust had settled, President Truman dispatched military personnel and civilians to photograph the destruction. Nearly seventy years later, Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945 presents a selection of these once confidential images alongside critical texts.

20 May - 28 August, 2011
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

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