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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film
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  • Title: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film
    Date (inclusive): 1982
    Collection Number: 82081
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 2 motion picture film reels (0.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Depicts atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, and subsequent condition of survivors of the atomic bomb.
    Creator: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee (Tokyo, Japan)
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    May not be reproduced. Copies may be obtained through Kids for the Future http://www.kftf.org/Donation_DVD.html  For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1982.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee motion picture film, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Japanese organization promoting nuclear disarmament.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Depicts atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, and subsequent condition of survivors of the atomic bomb. Produced by the 10 Feet Film Project, a Japanese project to purchase all available footage shot by the US government in Nagasaki and Hiroshima after the atomic bomb blasts. The project encouraged Japanese people to donate 3000 yen each which was the price to purchase 10 feet of film from the U.S. national archives. Clips are also available on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/kidsforthefuture 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
    Motion pictures
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
    Atomic bomb -- Pictorial works