Tag Archive | Hiroshima
On this day in 1948… (August 6)
The article published on August 6, 1948, on Chugoku Shimbun was entitled, “Ring the bell for world peace: NO MORE HIROSHIMAS/世界に響け平和の鐘.” The article embraces the fact that August 6 is becoming more like a peace memorial day, rather than the day of remembering only agony and sadness of atomic bombs. The article gives an credit […]
An Op-ed by Kiyoshi Tanimoto
Kiyoshi Tanimoto/谷本清 (1909 – 1986), a Methodist minister, was known for his work with the Hiroshima Maidens and for being one of six Hiroshima survivors portrayed by John Hersey in his book, Hiroshima. In June 1948, Tanimoto submitted an op-ed to Yomiuri Shimbun (Prange Call No. 48-frn-2563). Yomiuri Shimbun printed the galley proof with the […]
Albert W. Hilberg ABCC Photographs and Reports
Albert W. Hilberg, M.D. was a physician member of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). The Albert W. Hilberg ABCC Photographs and Reports consist of 48 photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing and 41 reports of the ABCC. The Albert W. Hilberg ABCC Photographs are available through the University of Maryland Libraries […]
On this day in 1948… (January 17)
This post is a part of continuing series on the Censored Newspaper Articles (CNAs). On January 17, 1948, an article about the move of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission lab was submitted to the Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD) by Yomiuri Shimbun. The article was suppressed, but no explanation for censorship was given by the CCD […]
Gordon W. Prange Collection 