Historical information

Photos collected by Alva Bennetts during her BCOF Japan deployment 1947-49. Photos of Hiroshima showing after effects of Nuclear bomb in Aug 1945.
See Cat No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Marie Bennetts" VFX128835.

Physical description

1. Envelope containing photos. White small envelope slit at top.
2. 2. to 12. Series of photos showing the ruins of the City of Hiroshima from the Nuclear bombing on 6th Aug 1945.

Inscriptions & markings

1. Stamped "Mitsui Photo Studio" "Phone No. S-6824". "B.C.O.F. Leave Hostel Otsuya Inn, Kyoto Japan".