A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A view across the debris of a Japanese Government building. A religious edifice stands in the rubble. Sannomiya Station shows steel casement windows showing the effect of fire. The windows on different floors shoe the fire effect. Debris in the area. A corner of a cement wooden frame building shows effects of fragmentation. Burned area in the north of Hankyu Elevated Railroad. A section between the Sanyo Main Line and streetcar tracks. Damage inflicted on the area.
A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. Damage inflicted on the area shows the effect of fire on a three-story brick load bearing structure in Tomiya-Cho of which the floors have collapsed. Interiors of a bombed out building. South and west faces of a two-story brick load bearing structure which was gutted by the fire. This building is located west of School Higashide-cho. A two-story brick load bearing structure which was gutted by the fire. This building was the Yamada Bank. Another building gutted by the fire is located on the main street in Toba-cho. Higashi Yanigawara-cho shows bank vaults among the rubble. Burnt out area of Higashi Yanigawara-cho. A private storehouse amongst the rubble. Rubbled area between elevated railroad and streetcar tracks.
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 view from a fire tower shows the former district of Kobe which was unaffected. Shanties, a market place and a crowd of people visible.
A survey of the damage inflicted upon Kobe, Japan during World War II. A view of Kobe Station Kawasaki and heavy industry and Higashi Kawasaki-cho. An area near Higashi Yuenchi Park shows effect of fire on a light steel frame structure and 2 and 3 story brick buildings. A two-story brick building was gutted by the fire and its south wall has collapsed. Gutted and partially collapsed buildings one block north of a harbor police building. A ruined brick building with rubble in the foreground. Rubble and damaged buildings near Hong Kong Shanghai Bank (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation).