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United States Government [Cities in Japan damaged by bombing]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09595.001 Author/Creator: United States Government Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1945 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One untitled photograph circa 1945. Depicts a map of Japan marked by cities damaged by bombing during World War II. Each city is also named with an estimate of the percentage of damage the city took.

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