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[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.
6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. Titled “Memorandum for the Press.” (Some toning.) Provenance: Acquired Max Rambod, Inc.
Sent hours after Little Boy was detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. In full: "In response to questions...