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Creator:

Jones, William  Search this

Extent:

0.49 Cubic feet (1 box.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Nagasaki (Japan)

Date:

bulk 1943 - 1946

Summary:

This collection consists of William Jones' World War II scrapbook.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of William Jones' World War II scrapbook. The scrapbook measures 10.125 by 12.5 by 4.25 inches and contains 215 pages plus inserted pockets holding additional documents and photos. The scrapbook includes maps; patches and images of insignia; Jones' military records; news clippings; foreign currency; drawings; a technical drawing of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress; fabric from a Japanese aircraft; a typewritten narrative by Jones of his time in the U.S. Army Air Corps; a piece of paper autographed by Harry S. Truman; an Office of Civilian Personnel Recreational Guide to the Tokyo area; vectographs and two pairs of viewing glasses; information on Jones' donations to other museums; and numerous photographs, many of which were taken by Jones. Subjects of the photographs include daily life in the U.S. Army Air Corps; portraits of various military personnel; scenes in various parts of the Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan; views of bombing damage in Japan; prints from gun camera film of Japanese aircraft being shot down; and aerial views of Itazuke Airfield and Nagasaki and Hiroshima after the atomic bombing took place. The aerial photos of Nagasaki are signed by Fred J. Olivi (co-pilot of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate Bocks Car) and the aerial photographs of Hiroshima are signed by Paul Warfield Tibbets, Theodore J. "Dutch" Van Kirk, and Thomas Wilson Ferebee (pilot, navigator, and bombardier respectively of the Boeing B-29, Silverplate Enola Gay). Aircraft depicted in the photographs include the North American P-51 Mustang; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; Douglas C-54 Skymaster; Consolidated B-24 Liberator; Stinson (Aircraft) L-5 Sentinel; Noorduyn Norseman; Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen (Zero Fighter) Zeke; and Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko (Moonlight) Irving (Night Fighter Model 11). The collection also includes the publication, How to Make Polaroid Vectographs, published by the Polaroid Corporation in November 1943, as well as four CDs containing high resolution scans of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki aerial views and scans of other pages in the scrapbook.

Arrangement:

No arrangement, single item.

Biographical / Historical:

William Jones was an aerial photographer in the Army Air Corps during World War II. During the occupation of Japan, Jones photographed the atomic bomb damage of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki at low altitude. After his discharge he continued in his photography career, owning and operating a studio, Jones Photos, in Columbia City, Indiana, for over 43 years.

Provenance:

William Jones, Gift, 2006, NASM.2006.0067

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Atomic bomb  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima  Search this

Aerial photography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Citation:

William Jones World War II Scrapbook, NASM.2006.0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2006.0067

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William Jones World War II Scrapbook

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22440bdb0-7661-4899-a70f-14c4127dec5a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2006-0067

Collection Creator:

Jones, William  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

bulk 1943 - 1946

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

William Jones World War II Scrapbook, NASM.2006.0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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William Jones World War II Scrapbook

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23f73868a-00f4-461a-a95e-0c0109d6088f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2006-0067-ref506

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2727d37a1-0da4-4949-8df9-fd65e6cec2cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7046

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-04

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22dfc9a3e-4f95-4818-84e1-647c072fdc6c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7049

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-06

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2bec6ef2d-c651-4108-adfa-e12392f281d9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7052

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-07

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d7da5c33-fa23-45aa-9ded-7cadf2321ab2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7055

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-90

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a42ca37c-2dff-401a-ba56-a1787ce86600

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7058

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-93

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27447dd58-3600-41ed-9813-31999880ed37

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref7061

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AB-580420-85

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft B / Boeing (Seattle, WA) (See also: Stearman)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2783ecf1e-ac44-421c-bd04-60ed36d07488

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref8264

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, 3 photographs)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1945

Summary:

This collection consists of three photographs of his wife and infant daughter carried by Staff Sergeant George Robert "Bob" Caron aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay during the bomber's mission to Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three photographs carried aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay by Staff Sergeant George Robert "Bob" Caron during the bomber's mission to Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945; Caron carried the photographs tucked inside the clear plastic sleeve of his pressurized oxygen duration chart [Oxygen Placard, Enola Gay, A20200329000]. Two black and white photographs are of Caron's wife, Katherine Marie "Kay" (Younger) Caron (1924-2001). A third hand-colored photograph is of Kay Caron holding their baby daughter, Judy Kay Caron; inscribed on the reverse: "Sept. 5, 1945 / Judy Kay 3 mo. / To Daddy Love Kay & Judy Kay."

Arrangement:

No arrangement.

Biographical / Historical:

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan.

US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant George Robert "Bob" Caron (1919-1995) was the tail gunner aboard the Enola Gay during its mission to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. His rear-facing position in the aircraft enabled him to take what became the official USAAF photograph of a mushroom cloud rising from the city following the detonation of the atomic bomb nicknamed Little Boy.

Provenance:

Randall M. Holder, gift, 2008, NASM.2008.0037

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Citation:

George Caron Family Photographs, Acc. NASM.2008.0037, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2008.0037

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c09588ff-3635-4d8f-859b-715ad40b187f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2008-0037

Creator:

Brownley, Eunice L. Brownson, 1919-2014  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

Circa late 1945

Summary:

This collection consists of two black and white photographs taken by Eunice L. Brownson Brownley on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, circa late 1945.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of two black and white photographs taken by Eunice L. Brownson Brownley on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, circa late 1945. The first photograph, which measures approximately 4.5 x 2.75 inches, shows the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Enola Gay. The second, which measures approximately 5.25 x 3.5 inches, shows the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Up An' Atom, and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate The Great Artiste is also partially visible.

Arrangement:

This collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Tinian Island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United States on June 15, 1944. From December 1944 until the end of World War II, the island served as an airbase for Boeing B-29s. It was the loading point for atomic weapons onto the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Enola Gay.

Eunice L. Brownson Brownley (1919-2014) was a registered nurse who served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps from January 1945 until May 1946. During this time, Brownson was stationed on Tinian, and later in Kyoto, Japan.

Provenance:

David van Esselstyn, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0052.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"  Search this

Photographs  Search this

Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Photographs [Brownley], NASM.2019.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2019.0052

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25c6f3c64-34b8-4f41-8761-2efa5e112e50

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2019-0052

Creator:

Giordano, Albert  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1945

Summary:

This collection consists of one brown-toned photograph of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay taken in 1945 by Albert Giordano on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of one brown-toned photograph of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay taken in 1945 by Albert Giordano on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. The photograph measures 3 by 4 inches.

Arrangement:

Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan.

Albert Giordano served aboard the USS Arkab (AK-130) during World War II. Giordano took a photograph of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay in 1945 on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.

Provenance:

Dr. Albert Giordano, Gift, 2018, NASM.2019.0001

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"  Search this

Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Photograph [Giordano], NASM.2019.0001, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2019.0001

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23da4dc29-4637-4845-8c8c-b6a972234db8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2019-0001

Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (2 folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Press releases

Date:

bulk 1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains two photographs of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" on the island of Tinian, taken by Raymond N. Rittko.

There are also two Radio Press News releases for the "U.S.S. Guilford", dated December 12 and December 19, 1945. The releases detail post-war news stories from around the world.

Biographical / Historical:

Tinian Island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United States on June 15, 1944. From December 1944 until the end of World War II, the island served as an airbase for Boeing B-29s. It was the loading point for atomic weapons onto the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate "Enola Gay".

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan.

The "U.S.S Guildford" (APA-112) was a Bayfield-class attack transport. The vessel assisted in Operation "Magic Carpet", which facilitated the return of of troops from the Pacific theatre and the supplying of troops for the occupation of Japan.

Provenance:

R. Damian Mycka, Gift, 1991, NASM.1991.0095.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Press releases

Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0095

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg209c15fb8-b15e-4056-a442-64dc61573b03

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0095

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Container:

Folder AB-580420-90

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1945

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22d4b2b0a-58fe-4735-9143-60a5e64ed45f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref1

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Container:

Folder S2T-849900-01

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

December 1945

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg215c361a8-3709-4842-99ed-1ba646bcbfab

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref2

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

bulk 1945

Scope and Contents:

View from high angle of the North Field at Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, showing numerous Boeing B-29 Superfortresses of the US Army Air Forces 313th Bombardment Wing (including 6th and 9th Bombardment Groups) and others parked on their hardstands; circa 1945. Heavy rain can be seen falling from the large cloud at left background.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0095, Item NASM-9A12125

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection / Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay", Photos

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg289478632-67ca-4a1a-9b07-1c288f2681d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref3

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

bulk 1945

Scope and Contents:

One-quarter front left side view of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" (s/n 44-86292, a/c no. 82, A19500100000), US Army Air Forces 509th Composite Group, parked on the ground at Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, circa 1945. Several other B-29s can be seen in the background; fuel drums at right foreground.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"  Search this

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0095, Item NASM-9A12124

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection / Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay", Photos

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg200a54f1b-24c6-4fb4-82dc-f092bb5a94ca

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref4

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1945-12-12

Scope and Contents:

Document, "U.S.S. Guilford APA 112 Press News," Tuesday Morning, December 12, 1945. Page 1 through 4.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection / Military, USA, Navy, Surface Vessels, Guilford ["Radio Press News" Documents]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26a26c6c9-3aa3-4c99-808e-2f1d79a46981

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref5

Collection Creator:

Rittko, Raymond N.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1945-12-19

Scope and Contents:

Document, "U.S.S. Guilford (APA-112) Press News," Wednesday Morning, December 19, 1945. Pages 1 through 4.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay" and Radio Press News Collection / Military, USA, Navy, Surface Vessels, Guilford ["Radio Press News" Documents]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a47f02c6-df60-43be-af3b-e0c49f1503e2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0095-ref6

Creator:

United States. Army. Air Corps  Search this

Names:

Tinian Island Airbase  Search this

Extent:

0.29 Cubic feet ((1 box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

bulk 1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 504 black and white photographs, mostly taken on Tinian Island during World War II. The photographs are snapshots or small reproductions of official Army Air Corps photography taken by 20th Air Force photographers. The photos show daily activities on Tinian, including shots of base facilities, interactions with local people, a military funeral, aircraft nose art, and Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. There are also shots taken in Guam, New Guinea, India, and aerial photography of Japan. There is also a small amount of captured Japanese photography

Biographical / Historical:

Tinian Island, part of the Mariana Island chain, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United States on June 15, 1944. From December 1944 until the end of World War II, the island was an air base for Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. It was the loading point for atomic weapons onto the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate "Enola Gay." Private Gordon Lowenberg served in the photo lab of the 20th Air Force.

Provenance:

Miriam Lowenberg-Black, Gift, 2012

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Tinian Island World War II Photography [Lowenberg], Accession 2013-0012, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2013.0012

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29ecd0669-1dbe-4035-945b-e3cdc1e36af7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2013-0012