Tag Archives: World War Two

“Lunch is Served”… at the museum

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Christopher George

Dale Rooks or Ray Platnick, [Lunch at the Museum of Modern Art, New York], August 1942 (2016.19.191) LUNCH IS SERVED: This Summer the Museum started serving lunch in the garden, found it surprisingly popular. Price $1, but as much as … Continue reading →

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“An Affirmation of Life” 1945-46

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Christopher George

W. Eugene Smith, Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima, March 1945 (2008.55.9) Life’s Cover The scene of demolition on Iwo Jima symbolizes the saga of battle that in years to come will take on … Continue reading →

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“Hospital on Leyte,” November 1944

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Christopher George

W. Eugene Smith, A Hospital in a Philippine Cathedral (Island of Leyte), 1944 (2008.55.3) In their church which has become hospital, barefoot Filipino women worship only a few feet from the expressionless mask of a burned American officer. Life, December … Continue reading →

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V-J Day: “Everybody’s Happy in Times Square”

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Celebrating the end of World War Two in Times Square, New York], August 14, 1945 (15627.1993) Weegee, [Celebrating the end of World War Two in Times Square, New York], August 14, 1945 (2095.1993) Weegee, Everybody’s Happy, New York, August … Continue reading →

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“…the power of the atom bomb is beyond belief…”

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Christopher George

Yosuke Yamahata (1917-1966), [Dazed boy, his face cut by glass, standing with his injured mother holding rationed rice balls, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki], 1945 (1387.2005) Yosuke Yamahata, [Around 6:00 a.m., 1500 meters from epicenter of blast, men carry … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima: “Intense heat”

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Severely damaged printing presses, Chugoku Shimbun Building, Hiroshima], October 28, 1945 (2006.1.357) Building 50: Chugoku Shimbun Building. 5I, GZ3000. First story of reinforced concrete Building 50. Shows newspaper printing press severely damaged by fire which gutted building. Hiroshima: … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima: “Devastated by blast and fire”

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Burned-over landscape north of ground zero in the vicinity of Hiroshima Castle], October 31, 1945 (2006.1.278) 4H, GZ3200. Looking southeast from Hiroshima Castle. Shows group of unburned blast-destroyed, combustible buildings 3,200 feet northeast from GZ (3,700 feet from … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima: “a blinding flash and the overpowering heat and wind”

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Christopher George

Yoshito Matsushige, [Dazed survivors huddle together in the street ten minutes after the atomic bomb was dropped on their city, Hiroshima], August 6, 1945 (1464.2005) Yoshito Matsushige, [Dazed survivors huddle together in the street ten minutes after the atomic bomb … Continue reading →

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The United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Physical Damage Division

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Christopher George

United States Government, The United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Physical Damage Division, The Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Volume I, May 1947, p.42 (2011.23.1) United States Government, The United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Physical Damage Division, The … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum at Ground Zero

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Christopher George

At 0816 hours 6 August 1945, one of three B-29s over Hiroshima dropped the first atomic bomb ever used for military purposes. An eyewitness who was 2% miles west of the city stated: “I saw a single enemy airplane flying … Continue reading →

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