Major General Leslie R. Groves (seated) with his assistant Brigadier General Thomas F. Farrell

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-2123]

Creator: Westcott, J. E

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-2123

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Summary

Major General Leslie Richard Groves (1896-1970) (seated), with his assistant Brigadier General Thomas Francis Farrell (1891-1967). The original caption read: "Major General Leslie R. Groves (seated), the Officer in Charge of this Government's Atomic Bomb Project, and his assistant Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Farrell, during a tense moment several days before the use of the bomb against Japan. Photo by J. E. Westcott for the Manhattan Engineer Project."

Subject

  • Groves, Leslie R. 1896-1970
  • Farrell, Thomas F (Thomas Francis) 1891-1967
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Manhattan Project (U.S.)
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-2123

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Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

Atomic bomb

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-2123]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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