A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A granite statue of Buddha which was damaged by the fire but survived. The south face of a three-story reinforced concrete building which was gutted by the fire and in which the windows have been replaced. Three story reinforced concrete Meishin Grade School Building which was gutted by the fire. Structures which were unaffected are on the north side of Matsubara Dorii which acted as a firebreak. Ruins of a former rubber factory. Rubble and machinery of the damaged factory. The south face of a single-story brick load bearing structure located west of the former rubber plant.
A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A view from a fire tower shows unaffected area of Higachi Yamacho and Anatacho. Docho, quonset huts, in Minatocho, Eizawa cho, and Mikawaguchi-cho.
A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A ruined building. Pedestrians walk along a road. Damaged buildings in the background. This is the area near Naka Sambashi Pier. Remains of a concrete and brick building. Partially collapsed two-story and three-story gutted brick buildings near Electric Light Company. Rubble strewn area with remains of brick buildings and concrete walls still standing.
A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. Small machines in the rubble. South of streetcar tracks in third square west of Hong Kong Shanghai Bank is a stone grotto in the rubble and destroyed brick buildings. The east face of a three-story concrete school in Eizawocho. The building shows the effects of fire on the concrete wall. The south face of a two-story building gutted by the fire. Front columns of a building heavily chipped by the fire. A two story building gutted by fire which affected a closed metal shutter.
A survey of incendiary bomb damages inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A Japanese man pulls a cart along Minato Cho Street. Slight effect of bombing on the buildings alongside the street. The south west face of a concrete theater whose roof has collapsed and a seven-story concrete building adjacent to it which shows very little surface damage. All these buildings are located west of Konunato Dorii. The south east face of a six-story concrete building gutted by fire and whose interior surface has been badly chipped. A five story modern concrete structure not visibly affected by fire. A two-story building that has been gutted by fire and whose walls have collapsed. A six-story concrete tile-faced building affected by fire.
A survey of incendiary bomb damages inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. Rubble and remains of one and two-story brick buildings. The west face of Shurakukan Theater. Debris in the foreground. The west face of four-story concrete Shochiku Theater gutted by fire. The entire roof collapsed. Interior of the burnt out theater shows the collapsed roof. A former government building. Area lying between the Meteorological Observatory and east west of street car tracks. Debris and rubble in the area. A crowd of Japanese people along a street.
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