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National Air and Space Museum Archives
World War II Propaganda Leaflet Slides
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0018
- Dates:
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1945
- Languages:
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Japanese.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Shortly before the crew of the B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay
completed their mission to bomb Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, U.S. pilots dropped leaflets over Japan warning citizens to evacuate the cities. This collection consists of four original leaflets, as well as 15 color slides taken by the National Air and Space Museum photo lab of the propaganda leafletsScope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four original leaflets, printed on both sides that range in size from 5.5 by 7.5 inches up to 10.75 by 8 inches. The collection also includes 15 color slides taken by the National Air and Space Museum photo lab of the propaganda leaflets, some of which appear to be duplicates.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Shortly before the crew of the B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay
completed their mission to bomb Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, U.S. pilots dropped leaflets over Japan warning citizens to evacuate the cities. The leaflets warned Japanese citizens that their government was leading them to death and that the U. S. government had no wish to kill civilians. I.A. Kurzman was a machinist mate, 2nd class stationed in the Pacific aboard the USS Wasp
(CV-18) from which the aircraft carried the leaflets.Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
I.A. Kurzman, Gift, 1985, NASM.2008.0018
Processing Information
Arranged and described in 2008 by Jessamyn Lloyd, updated in 2010. Further updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2020.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
World War II Propaganda Leaflet Slides, NASM.2008.0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
World War, 1939-1945 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Slides (photographs) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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