Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 2
Title
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 2
Description
An enormous fireball is expanding above a built-up area, surrounded by rings of smoke. Building are destroyed and lattice structures have been thrown up in the air.
Inscriptions read “311”; signed by the author; Caption reads “(2)… alla prima esplosione, nè succeddettero altre quattro piu lievi, che parevano colpi di cannone: e finalmente si vide un’ enorme sfera di cuoio, che sembrava sorgere dalle viscere della terra, eruttando immensi anelli di fumo bianco…”
Caption translates as: “(2)… The first explosion was followed by four weaker ones, which sounded like cannon shoots. Finally, what looked like an enormous leather ball was visible. It looked like it rose from the bowels of the earth, spewing out huge rings of white smoke…”.
Inscriptions read “311”; signed by the author; Caption reads “(2)… alla prima esplosione, nè succeddettero altre quattro piu lievi, che parevano colpi di cannone: e finalmente si vide un’ enorme sfera di cuoio, che sembrava sorgere dalle viscere della terra, eruttando immensi anelli di fumo bianco…”
Caption translates as: “(2)… The first explosion was followed by four weaker ones, which sounded like cannon shoots. Finally, what looked like an enormous leather ball was visible. It looked like it rose from the bowels of the earth, spewing out huge rings of white smoke…”.
Creator
Language
Type
Format
One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board
Publisher
Rights
This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
PFilliputtiA16010117
Collection
Citation
Angiolino Filiputti, “Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 2,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 30, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/206.
Item Relations
This item has no relations.