Lot 943
Van Kirk, Theodore - Photo of Hiroshima after the A-bomb with Inscription. Photo inscribed and signed by Theodore Van Kirk, navigator of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 11 x 8½ in. black and white photo of Hiroshima after the devastation of the atomic bomb. The image shows a close up of the mushroom cloud caused by the Hiroshima bomb. Van Kirk writes on the photo in black ink: "Our Atomic Bomb was dropped at 0915 hours. 43 seconds later 60% of Hiroshima was destroyed. The number of killed and missing was 80,000. Unfortunately in modern warfare you cannot separate civilian and military targets. Theodore J 'Dutch' Van Kirk - Navigator Enola Gay." A rare reference to the casualties of the A bomb by a crew member of the Enola Gay.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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| Realized $575 |
