The photograph below was taken August 10th, 1945 (the day after the bombing)  and shows a mother and son holding rice balls.  This photograph is one of 119 taken that day by Yosuke Yamahata and they are the only photographic documentation of the immediate aftermath of either atomic bombing.  They are considered among the most important photographs of the last century. This particular is the most famous  and served as the cover for Yosuke's 1952 book "Atomized Nagasaki", as well as the cover for many recent books and films.  His images were censored until McCarthur left Japan. Published once in 1952 by Yosuke and then these photographs were not seen again until 1995, when the Smithsonian controversy occurred.  The print measures 5.5" x 4" as it should.  This example is double weight, semi-gloss finish with even, light silvering from age and a moderate corner crease.  There are no indications of a restrike (it is razor sharp, uncropped, fully resolved, sharp image to the corners, even borders etc.).

Yamahata's published images are often contradictory in nature. Examination of Yamahata's 35mm negatives in 1995 revealed that one of his cameras had a defective frame advance mechanism. Wartime scarcity and the government prohibition on civilian photography resulted in a shortage of film stock; what remained even for military use was of uneven quality, its unreliability further hampering Yamahata's efforts. Either could explain the existence of both glossy and matte finishes of the original photographs found. In preparation for the book in 1995 [timed to coincide with the cancelled Smithsonian Exhibit where these photographs caused total outrage], an evaluation of the existing negatives (both original and copy) was undertaken. Due to the degree of damage from light leaks, scratches, dust marks, emulsion flaking, and fogging, a decision was made to digitally restore the negatives. With the restoration complete, new 5" x 4" negatives [original prints being 5.5" x 4"] were taken which then produced the images used in the book. This is significant as the print shown below is from the original negative and shows details not retouched as in ‘Nagasaki Journey’. Yamahata's photographs of Nagasaki are the most only complete record of the atomic bombing as seen immediately after the bombing, and The New York Times has called Yosuke's photographs 'some of the most powerful images ever made.'