Messinger Pacific Theater World War II Collection, MS 064

Image © Messinger Collection, Cal Poly.

Abstract:

The Messinger Collection contains 100 black-and-white photographs that record one soldier’s views of Japan in the closing days of World War II, including 14 aerial photographs of Nagasaki after the atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. The photographs include views of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; the sea voyage to the Sasebo Naval Base, Japan; Japanese and American ships and aircraft; Army, Navy and Marine military personnel; images of Japanese urban and rural life in and around Sasebo following the fire-bombing; and aerial photography showing the devastation after the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Finding Aid

Descriptive Summary

Title:
Messinger Pacific Theater World War II Collection, August-October, 1945
Collection Number:
MS 064
Creators:
Donald J. Messinger
Extent:
1 box
Language:
English