MSS16917Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, JapanCollection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan MSS 16917Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2025-08-15

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:47:07 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Collection of press photographs of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan Max Rambod Ferebee, Thomas, 1918-2000 MSS 16917 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1818 .04 Cubic Feet 1 folder (legal) 1945 English 1 Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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.

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.

Content Description

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.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography Atomic bomb Max Rambod