Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16917, Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
.04 Cubic Feet 1 folder (legal)
Creator:
Max Rambod and Ferebee, Thomas, 1918-2000
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16917, Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains nine press photographs from Hiroshima and a signed type script from Thomas W. Ferebee, a bombardier of the first atomic bomb. Six of the press photos of Hiroshima are aerial views before and after the nuclear bomb, two are on-the-ground shots of buildings and buses destroyed, and one photograph of United States General MacArthur accepting the Japanese surrender in September 1945. Press captions are taped or glued to the back for all but one image. The typescript, dated August 7th, details the dropping of the bomb and its aftermath in Hiroshima.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a purchase from Max Rambod Books to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 8 September 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard