posted August 11, 2014 #
While not exactly a feel good piece, this collection of
found photos from Hiroshima has a pretty fascinating story behind it:
One rainy night in Watertown, Massachusetts, a man was taking his dog for a walk. On the curb, in front of a neighbor's house, he came across a pile of trash: old mattresses, cardboard boxes, a few broken lamps. In the heap of garbage he spotted a battered suitcase. He bent down and picked it up. He turned the suitcase over and popped open the clasps.
Inside he found a jumble of black-and-white photographs, some bent and broken, of devastated buildings, twisted girders, and blasted bridges - images of a ruined city. He snapped the clasps closed, tucked the suitcase under his arm, and hurried home.
Turns out, the briefcase full of photos was accidentally thrown away. The original images were taken by Lt. R. L. Corsbie as a part of a government issued documentation process to see the true effects of the bomb. You can see more of the images inside of
this gallery or get the story with
this video.
