Hiroshima Atom Bomb Cloud

August 6, 1945

George R. Caron, United States Air Force

Associated Names
George R. Caron

Artist, American, 1919 - 1995

United States Air Force

Artist

This is a photograph of a large vertical cloud formation rising from the ground. The image shows a distinct, towering column of smoke or cloud, which expands outward as it ascends, forming a mushroom-like shape. The darker areas suggest more dense parts of the cloud, while the lighter shades represent lighter smoke or reflections of light. The background appears to be an expansive landscape, though it is mostly obscured by the massive plume.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.7 × 18.8 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 × 20.6 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.388

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right in black ink; crop marks upper center in red crayon; on verso, top left printed in black ink: Hiroshima Japan Scenes / (Bomb Scenes); by unknown hand, top center in graphite: -13-; upper left stamped in red ink: JUN 2 1975 E; upper left: AUG 6 1975 M; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: VELOX SAME / SIZE / 8 1/2 “ WIDE [crossed out]; center left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: ACY-090-BS; by unknown hand, lower center in blue ink: Wed highlight

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