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National Air and Space Museum Archives
US Army Air Corps Japanese Propaganda Leaflets [Sylvan]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2016.0018
- Creators:
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United States. Office of War Information
- Dates:
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1945
- Languages:
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Japanese.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Before the atomic bombing missions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, leaflets bearing illustrations and Japanese characters were dropped from the air by the US Army Air Corps to warn the Japanese populace. This collection consists of three bombing leaflets as well as a snapshot of Seymour Sylvan with his crew in front of his Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three bombing leaflets; two are 5.5 by 8.25 inches and the other is 4.25 by 5.25. The two larger leaflets contain messages in Japanese, accompanied with either images of Japanese leaders or of US Bombers dropping bombs, while the smaller leaflet contains only a message in Japanese. This collection also includes a snapshot of Seymour Sylvan with his crew in front of his Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Before the atomic bombing missions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, leaflets bearing illustrations and Japanese characters were dropped from the air by the US Army Air Corps to warn the Japanese populace.
Administration
Author
Patricia Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lenore Sylvan, Gift, 2016, NASM.2016.0018
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 2016. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
US Army Air Corps Japanese Propaganda Leaflets [Sylvan], NASM.2016.0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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World War, 1939-1945 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Propaganda | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Leaflets | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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