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Atomic Bomb collection

Atomic Bomb collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Atomic Bomb collection
Creator: Unknown
Dates: 1945
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4562
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains 5 photographs of the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan and a hand drawn bombing plan of the attack drawn by Enola Gay navigator Theodore van Kirk showing the routes of the two bombers and the approximation of the shock waves of the explosion at Hiroshima.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Atomic Bomb collection, ms4562, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Atomic bomb
Enola Gay (Bomber)
Van Kirk, Theodore Jerome, 1921-2014
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Photographs (5) - Hiroshima, Japan after bombing, 1945
 
11Sketch of bombing plan of Hiroshima by Theodore van Kirk
navigator of the Enola Gay.