H.J. Peterson was an American photographer who photographed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in November with the United States Army’s Strategic Bombing Survey. The group filed a report the following year: “The Effects of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
Urakami Church
Urakami Church (the present Urakami Cathedral) seen from the north. Visible in the foreground, the bell dome on the left side of the building was crushed by the blast and tumbled into the river flowing north of the church. The ruins of the north and south walls of the church are visible above.
Creator: Peterson H.J.
Date: 1945/1945
Location: Nagasaki CityThe neighbourhood of Urakami Church
The southwest portion of Urakami Church (the present Urakami Cathedral) seen from the western part of Motoo-machi (the present Heiwa-machi). The grand Romanesque-style brick and stone building was shattered by the ferocious blast, and the two priests and more than 20 churchgoers who had been in the building at the time perished. The houses in the neighborhood had also been completely destroyed, but makeshift shacks were beginning to appear at the time of this photograph.
Creator: Peterson H.J.
Date: 1945/1945
Location: Nagasaki City
