| Title |
Hiroshima Castle at Hiroshima, Japan [008] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 29, Japan, Hiroshima Castle, 5 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1961 |
| Subject |
Castles--Japan--Hiroshima--Photographs; Japan; Hiroshima-shi (Japan); Castles |
| Keywords |
Hiroshima-jō; Hiroshimajō |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo showing the reconstructed Hiroshima Castle after World War II, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Hiroshima Castle (reconstruction after WWII), Hiroshima, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Hiroshima Castle (Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (Rijō) was a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). The castle was constructed in the 1590s, but was briefly destroyed by the atomic bombing on 6 August 1945. It was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.--Wikipedia. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hx1vnq |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
331931 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx1vnq |
