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Helen and Polly visiting Japan, 1948 - select for more details
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Helen and Polly visiting Japan, 1948

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After World War II, Helen and Polly went to Europe and Asia to show support for war veterans abroad. This film footage is from their 1948 trip to Japan. They visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki to experience firsthand the aftermath of the only atomic bombs ever dropped.

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