2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2025
Zenger Productions was an educational supplier of reproduction photographs covering various periods of American history. Each professional photo has a printed caption describing the image. Additionally, when bought in topic groups, DPA would include a Teacher’s Guide providing the history of that period. These are 14” x 11”, c1960-1970.. Unlikely they could be used in public schools today. Collection of TEN photos of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing, the first atomic bomb used in military action includes: August 2nd, 1939, a csimile of a letter written by Einstein appealing to President Roosevelt not to use the bomb; plus, July 16, 1945, photo of Maj. Gen. Groves, in charge og the Manhattan Project with Dr. Oppenheimer; plus, Both bombs are shown, Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima and Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki; The Enola Gay landing after she dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima; plus, The enormous Mushroom Cloud resulting from the August 6, 1945, Little Boy; plus, Horrible burned victims of the bomb; plus, Japanese leaving Nagaasaki three days after the bombing; plus, A burned couple whom survived ; plus, The complete destruction of Hiroshima; plus, Tens of thousand commemorate the bombings, remind the world of the necessity to prevent nuclear warefare. On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki
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