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| Keywords: Robert L. Capp Great Kantō earthquake 10.jpg Photos of 1923 Great Kantō earthquake - Robert L Capp Collection http //faculty ucmerced edu/smalloy/atomic_tragedy/capp_10 html 1923 Robert L Capp PD-Japan-oldphoto <div style color red; >Very Important Notice cited from http //faculty ucmerced edu/smalloy/atomic_tragedy </div> The Robert L Capp collection at the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University contains ten photographs purportedly showing the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing Mr Capp was assigned to the occupation forces outside Hiroshima after World War II According to to Mr Capp's oral history available along with the photographs in the Robert L Capp collection he found these photos among rolls of undeveloped film in a cave outside of Hiroshima Since making these photographs publicly available I have received reliable proof that several of these photos are actually of the 1923 Kanto earthquake While I cannot speak for the entire collection this evidence raises grave doubts about all of the photos and strongly suggests that the identification provided by the Hoover Archives is incorrect I take full responsibility for my own failure to take additional steps to verify that the original archival designation was correct I have removed the photographs sent a correction to my publisher and forwarded all evidence that I have received casting doubt on the photos directly to the Hoover Archives so that they can conduct their own investigation Should that investigation shed any light on the circumstances surrounding the Capp collection I will make that information available here In ether case the copyright status of this photography remains equal <div style color red; >Very Important Notice 2 cited from http //www hiroshimapeacemedia jp/mediacenter/article php story 20080520135242319_en Never-before-published photos of Hiroshima are in reality images of the Great Kanto Earthquake </div> 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | ||||
