Jacket Worn by A-Bomb Survivor

1945

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A flash and a deafening rumble. On 9 August 1945, the American Air Force exploded an atomic bomb 500 metres above Nagasaki. The Japanese city was wiped away, 39,000 people died and 25,000 were wounded.

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Title: Jacket Worn by A-Bomb Survivor
Date: 1945
Location: Den Haag
Physical Dimensions: h 124 cm x w 53 cm
Provenance: From the collection of Museon (Museum of Science and Culture), The Hague
External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/jas-overlevende-atoombom/
Provenance Link: http://www.museon.nl/

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