Hiroshima Maidens
Dublin Core
Title
Hiroshima Maidens
Subject
Visitors, Foreign - Japan
Celebrities - Japan
Atomic bomb - Physiological effect
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) - History - Bombardment, 1945 - Health aspects
Description
"Hiroshima Maidens," a group of Japanese women in the U.S. to treat disfigurements from the atomic bombing, visit Colonial Williamsburg on October 18, 1956. By October of 1956 the women had completed most of the surgeries, and were preparing to return home. In this photograph, the 'Maidens' observe a Colonial Williamsburg interpreter in possibly the old Cabinetmakers shop. Their visit to Colonial Williamsburg was one of many tours of the nation during their 18 month stay.
Creator
Beamish, George
Date
1956-10-18
Date Created
1956-10-18
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
1956-GB-1576
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Citation
Beamish, George, “Hiroshima Maidens,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed September 9, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/651.