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Summary

This collection consists of two black and white photographs taken by Eunice L. Brownson Brownley on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, circa late 1945.

Biographical / Historical

Tinian Island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, fell to the Japanese after World War I. It was captured by the United States on June 15, 1944. From December 1944 until the end of World War II, the island served as an airbase for Boeing B-29s. It was the loading point for atomic weapons onto the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Enola Gay. Eunice L. Brownson Brownley (1919-2014) was a registered nurse who served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps from January 1945 until May 1946. During this time, Brownson was stationed on Tinian, and later in Kyoto, Japan.

Identifier

NASM.2019.0052

Creator

Brownley, Eunice L. Brownson, 1919-2014

Date

Circa late 1945

Provenance

David van Esselstyn, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0052.

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two black and white photographs taken by Eunice L. Brownson Brownley on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, circa late 1945. The first photograph, which measures approximately 4.5 x 2.75 inches, shows the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Enola Gay. The second, which measures approximately 5.25 x 3.5 inches, shows the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Up An' Atom, and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate The Great Artiste is also partially visible.

Arrangement note

This collection is in original order.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Silverplate Photographs [Brownley], NASM.2019.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airplanes

World War, 1939-1945

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"

Photographs

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials