Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests near San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Tests of non-persistent gas on ship targets are carried out. A stationary ship in water on which tests are to be carried out. Goats are loaded aboard the ship to represent Japanese personnel. Testing stations are set up at the bow, the stern and on varying heights by U.S. Army personnel. A man works with a gas concentration sampling instrument at a testing station aboard the ship. Goats wearing gas masks fitted with Japanese canisters are placed on the testing station. Bombs are loaded on U.S. 6th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers at an airfield for carrying out the tests. The bombs are dropped from the B-24s near the test ship. Gas clouds cover the target completely after bursts on water. A man examines protected and unprotected goats killed by gas concentration. Attack on various vessels.
Victims of atomic bomb attack and radiation poisoning in Hiroshima Japan during World War 2. Japanese woman's entire back with variations of burn areas where kimono was doubled. Japanese medical doctor points out where kimono was doubled.
Japanese civilians listen to a speaker during a street rally held in Hiroshima. The candidate represents Hiroshima Prefecture and is electioneering for the Diet. The crowd listens to the speaker. People as they listen to speaker. A member of Japanese Free Party Nippon Jiju Mr. Hisao Yamamoto speaks to the people about the policies of his party and begs the men and women to vote for him.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet off the coast of Japan towards the end of World War II. A U.S. Navy Iowa Class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) underway. Destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway flanking battleship. A Japanese camouflaged DD anchored near a dock (IJN Fubuki Type II Destroyer Ushio?) A Japanese Navy BB (battleship) in a basin. Shore facilities near Yokosuka Naval Base show bomb damage.
Clothes hanging on a line at a repatriation center during Japanese repatriation in Japan. Clothes hanging from windows of barracks at a repatriation center. Clothes on a line in the foreground. A poster in Japanese on a telegraph pole (communist handbill).
An ancient bridal parade in Kyoto, Japan. The streets of the city. Samurai on horses pass through the streets in a nuptial pageant. The samurai, with cropped Chonmage hair and swords, ride the horses. The bride is carried in a litter. Several Japanese walk with them. Japanese people stand on either side of a road to watch the pageant.
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