Atomic Bomb collection, 1945

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1945

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Atomic Bomb collection, ms4562, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 5 photographs of the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan and a hand drawn bombing plan of the attack drawn by Enola Gay navigator Theodore van Kirk showing the routes of the two bombers and the approximation of the shock waves of the explosion at Hiroshima.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
Atomic bomb

Names:

Enola Gay (Bomber)
Van Kirk, Theodore Jerome, 1921-2014

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Atomic Bomb collection, ms4562, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.