Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Ferebee, Thomas, 1918-2000 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Full Extent
.04 Cubic Feet (1 folder (legal))
Language of Materials
English
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.
Source
- Max Rambod (Organization)
- Title
- Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2025-08-15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States