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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(WORLD WAR TWO.) Large group of professional photographs from the Pacific Theater, including Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the surrender. 113 photographs, each about 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, most with uniform style of printed margin caption in negative; minimal wear. Various places, 1945 and undated
8 depict the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, including aerial views, ground-level views of the destruction, and a flash-burn victim being examined at a hospital. Many of the other images are well-captioned aerial views of bombing raids and naval combat from Corregidor, Luzon, and many other battles. Also included are "Deck Scene on Missouri during Surrender Ceremony"; "General MacArthur Steps on Jap Soil, 28 August 1945"; and a haunting "Photo of Action on Panay a Few Seconds before Cameraman . . . was Killed by Enemy Fire, 3-18-45." Most photographs are credited to the "US AAF" (Army Air Force) but a few are credited to other service branches or Acme Photo.
