Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan MSS 16917

Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan MSS 16917


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16917
Title
Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan 1945
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/228447
Quantity
.04 Cubic Feet, 1 folder (legal)
source
Max Rambod
Creator
Ferebee, Thomas, 1918-2000
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16917, Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a purchase from Max Rambod Books to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 8 September 2023.


Content Description

This collection contains nine press photographs from Hiroshima and a signed type script from Thomas W. Ferebee, a bombardier of the first atomic bomb. Six of the press photos of Hiroshima are aerial views before and after the nuclear bomb, two are on-the-ground shots of buildings and buses destroyed, and one photograph of United States General MacArthur accepting the Japanese surrender in September 1945. Press captions are taped or glued to the back for all but one image. The typescript, dated August 7th, details the dropping of the bomb and its aftermath in Hiroshima.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Atomic bomb
  • Max Rambod
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography