Archives Center, National Museum of American History

World War Two Bomb Damage Photographs

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1535
Dates:
circa 1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
Collection documents the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan, and bombing in Manila, Philippines, 1945.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection contains lantern slides, negatives, and black and white print photographs of the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan and bombing in Manila, Philippines. Images depict street scenes, destroyed buildings, and people injured or killed.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Photographic prints and Negatives, circa 1945
Series 2: Lantern Slides, circa 1945
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Progressive Architecture, through managing editor, Rita R. Robinson, 1973.
Processing Information
Collection is processed.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
World War Two Bomb Damage Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Related Materials
Materials in the National Air and Space Museum Archives
The National Air and Space Museum Archives holds many related collections on World War II bombing, including the William Jones World War II scrapbook, NASM.2006.0067.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Atomic bomb Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lantern slides -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manila (Philippines) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nagasaki (Japan) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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