Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
12.36.8 |
Description |
Aerial view of the atomic bomb cloud rising over the target, Hiroshima. The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima after the dropping of "Little Boy" was photographed by Technical Sergeant George Robert "Bob" Caron. Sgt Caron was the tail gunner and the only photographer aboard the Enola Gay. His photos are the only stills of the explosion and aftermath. |
Date |
08/1945 |
Title |
Atom Bomb Cloud, Hiroshima, Japan |
Print size |
8 x 10" |
Place |
Hiroshima, Japan |
Medium |
Photographic Paper |
Studio |
Army Air Corps |
Collection |
Pittman |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |