Ralph Earle Color Slides of Atomic Bomb Test
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- Creators:
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Earle, Ralph
- Dates:
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1945.
- Size:
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0794
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
11 lantern slides and 18 35mm slides, all glass-mounted and taped at edges, showing an atomic bomb test explosion. Of this collection, two slides contain images of the crew conducting the test and a third shows the camp and some of the equipment used. The remainder contain images of explosions and the resulting smoke.
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- Dates:
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1945
- Size:
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0.53 Cubic feet (20 by 24 by 1 inch flat box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0029
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of an 18 inch by 21 inch spiral book, entitled, The Atomic Bomb, which was created by the United States Army Air Forces in 1945 to commemorate the success of the atomic bombs and the end of World War II.
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- Creators:
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Herken, Gregg, 1947-
- Dates:
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circa 1980-1990
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-060
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists personal papers created by military historian Gregg Herken, Chairman of the Department of Space History, National Air and Space Museum. These papers contain research notes for his three books, Cardinal Choices: Presidential Science Advising From the Atomic Bomb to SDI, The Winning Weapon: The Atomic Bomb in the Col...
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- Dates:
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1987-1998
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-133
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the Enola Gay exhibition controversy at the National Air and Space Museum during the tenure of Smithsonian Institution Secretary Ira Michael Heyman. The initial proposed exhibition was titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitl...
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum
- Dates:
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1993-1994
- Size:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-150
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and development of the proposed exhibition of the Enola Gay. The initial proposed exhibition was titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitled Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II. Materials includ...
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum
- Dates:
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1994
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-165
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of the proposed exhibition initially titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitled Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II. This accession includes all of the significant versions of the label scri...
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- Dates:
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1945
- Size:
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0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1995.0037
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes leaflets, photos and reports relating to the United States bombing missions, both conventional and atomic, against Japan during 1945. Included are propaganda leaflets dropped by the United States over Japanese cities warning of bombings, including English translations of the leaflets. There is also a formerly restricted com...
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- Dates:
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1987-1999
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-212
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Martin Harwit, Director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 1987-1995, documenting plans to exhibit the "Enola Gay" and the resulting controversy. A script for "The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War" was released for comment...
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum
- Dates:
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1987-1997
- Size:
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-139
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and development of the exhibition of the Enola Gay and the controversies surrounding its exhibition and proposed exhibition. The initial proposed exhibition was titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitled Last Ac...
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum
- Dates:
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1994-1995
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-168
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the Enola Gay exhibition and aspects of the controversy that followed. The files include annotated exhibition scripts and cover memoranda for the The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Onset of the Cold War and The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb & the End of World War ...
