Charles Levy: Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki
Artist	Charles Levy (1918–1997)     Description American soldier Date of birth/death 6 October 1918  14 November 1997  Location of birth/death Philadelphia  Authority file : Q55437350 creator QS:P170,Q55437350
Record creator InfoField	Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau. (12/17/1942 - 09/15/1945)
Title	Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki, Japan
Object type	photograph
Genre	aerial photography
Description	العربية: صورة لسحابة عيش الغراب الناتجة عن الأنفجار النووي عند إلقاء قنبلة "الرجل البدين" على مدينة ناگازاكي اليابانية سنة 1945 اثناء الحرب العالمية الثانية. Български: Гъбата от атомният взрив над Нагасаки на 9 август 1945 Deutsch: Atombombenabwurf mit einer Boeing B-29 Superfortress auf Nagasaki am 9. August 1945. Der Atompilz stieg 18 km hoch. Die Aufnahme zeigt grob in südsüdöstlicher Ausrichtung auf die Insel Shimoshima und die dahinter liegenden Städte Ashikita, Minamata, Izumi und Akune im südwestlichen Teil der Hauptinsel Kyushu. English: Mushroom cloud above Nagasaki after atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. Taken from the north west. Кыргызча: 1945-жылы 9-августта Нагасакинин үстүндөгү атомдук жарылуудан чыккан козу карын. Русский: Атомная бомбардировка города Нагасаки 9 августа 1945 года. Español: Nube de hongo sobre Nagasaki producida por la bomba atómica. Tomada desde un B-29 a una altura de 18 km Français : Le champignon atomique sur Nagasaki est monté jusqu'à une altitude de 18 km. Nederlands: Paddestoelwolk boven Nagasaki na de aanval op 9 augustus 1945. Genomen vanuit het noordwesten. Română: Ciuperca atomică de la Nagasaki, Japonia, 9 august 1945. Svenska: Atombomben över Nagasaki resulterar i ett svampformat moln som sträcker sig över 18 km upp i luften. Scope and content: Original caption: A dense column of smoke rises more than 60,000 feet into the air over the Japanese port of Nagasaki, the result of an atomic bomb, the second ever used in warfare, dropped on the industrial center August 8, 1945, from a U.S. B-29 Superfortress. General notes: Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki (Q55437339)
Date	9 August 1945 date QS:P571,+1945-08-09T00:00:00Z/11
Collection	National Archives at College Park    Native name National Archives at College Park  Parent institution National Archives and Records Administration  Location College Park , United States Coordinates 39° 00′ 02″ N, 76° 57′ 34″ W   Established 1994  Website www.archives.gov/college-park  Authority file : Q38945047 NAID: 10048491 institution QS:P195,Q38945047 Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S)
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العربية: اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا الملايو في الأسبوع 44 من عام 2009. Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2009 in der 44. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Malaysischen Wikipedia English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 44th week, 2009. Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на малајската Википедија за XLIV недела од 2009 година. മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2009-ലെ വാരം 44-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-44, 2009. Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu'image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 44ème semaine de 2009. Magyar: Ezt a képet a hét képének választották a maláj Wikipedián 2009 44. hetében. Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in malese per la XLIV settimana del 2009. Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 44 van 2009. Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 44 2009 года. Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 44, 2009. Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в малайському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 44, 2009 року. Tiếng Việt: Hình này đã được chọn làm hình ảnh của tuần trên Wikipedia tiếng Mã Lai trong tuần thứ 44, năm 2009.

In the Winter 2004, Vol. 36, No. 4 of the National Archives magazine, Prologue, named this image one of its top ten requested images^[1]

The other 10 were:

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  Picture of Elvis and Nixon not one of the 10 but mentioned in the article
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  Shot of American forces during the en:Battle of Normandy
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  Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta in February 1945
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  USS Shaw exploding
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  Atomic Bomb named Fat Man is the codename of the atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki
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  Lt. Victor Jorgenson's picture of the VJ Day Kiss at Times Square
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  We Can Do It! Poster
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  Result of Slave whipping
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  Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River
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  March on Washington, August 28, 1963, shows civil rights and union leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., Joseph L. Rauh Jr., Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, and Walter Reuther

1. ↑ By Ellen Fried (Winter 2004
   date QS:P,+2004-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40720553
   , Vol. 36, No. 4). From Pearl Harbor to Elvis: Images That Endure. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.