Atomic Bomb blast.   About the Collection   This collection focuses on The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb. It includes documents totaling almost 600 pages, covering the years 1945-1964. Supporting materials include an online version of "Truman and the Bomb: A Documentary History," edited by Robert H. Ferrell. Collection Search:				Photographs Date                          Thumbnails 1945  Fat Man, the atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki.    View larger version    View complete record   1945  A-Bomb Explosion, Test.    View larger version    View complete record   1945  Hiroshima after Bombing.    View larger version    View complete record   1945  Little Boy, the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.    View larger version    View complete record   July 16, 1945  The first atomic bomb test, Alamogordo, New Mexico.    View larger version    View complete record   July 17, 1945  Crowded meeting room at the Potsdam Conference.    View larger version    View complete record   July 17, 1945  Inscription from President Truman on back of photo.    View larger version    View complete record   July 19, 1945  Truman's handwriting on the back of a Potsdam photograph describing telling Stalin about the atomic bomb.    View larger version    View complete record   August 1945  View of the Mitsubishi Torpedo Plant in Nagasaki,following the atomic bomb explosion.    View larger version    View complete record   August 1945  Aerial view of Hiroshima after atomic bomb blast.    View larger version    View complete record   August 1945  Hiroshima in ruins.    View larger version    View complete record   August 1945  Hiroshima in ruins.    View larger version    View complete record   August 9, 1945  Atomic Bomb blast.    View larger version    View complete record   August 9, 1945  Atomic explosion over Nagasaki.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atomic bomb fireball.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atom bomb burst.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atom bomb fireball and shockwave.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atom bomb fireball and mushroom cloud.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atom bomb fireball and reflection.    View larger version    View complete record   1948  Atom bomb detonation.    View larger version    View complete record   1951  Atomic explosion.    View larger version    View complete record

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