On the "crossroads" atomic bombing expedition of U.S. Joint Task Force One. Rongelap Atoll, Rongelap Island. Cultivated shrub near Japanese radio station., Marshall Islands, Pacific Islands
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Negatives
Photographs
Place:
Manila (Philippines)
Nagasaki (Japan)
Date:
1945
Summary:
Collection documents the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan, and bombing in Manila, Philippines, 1945.
Content Description:
Collection contains lantern slides, negatives, and black and white print photographs of the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan and bombing in Manila, Philippines. Images depict street scenes, destroyed buildings, and people injured or killed. Negatives in series 2 are most likely of photographs from series 1.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Photographic prints and Negatives, 1945
Series 2: Lantern Slides, 1945
Related Materials:
Materials in the National Air and Space Museum Archives
The National Air and Space Museum Archives holds many related collections on World War II bombing, including the William Jones World War II scrapbook, NASM.2006.0067.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Progressive Architecture, through managing editor, Rita R. Robinson, 1973.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Citizen artist: Lee Waisler [videorecording] / produced by Martin Perlich ; director, editor, Michael Herzmark, undated. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
