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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
World War Two Bomb Damage Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1535
- Dates:
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1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot3 boxes
- Repository:
Collection documents the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan, and bombing in Manila, Philippines, 1945.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection contains black and white photographic prints, black and white negatives, and lantern slides of the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan and bombing in Manila, Philippines. Images document street scenes, destroyed buildings, and people injured or killed. Materials are arranged in two series. Series one is photographic prints and negatives dating from 1945 and series two is lantern slides from the same time period.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1945
Series 2: Lantern Slides, 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 processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
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Keywords
| 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 |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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