77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945
![77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945. Commander A.F. Birch numbering atomic bomb, Little Boy, L-11, before loading on trailer in assembly building #1. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collection of the National Achives. (2015/08/25). 77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945. Commander A.F. Birch numbering atomic bomb, Little Boy, L-11, before loading on trailer in assembly building #1. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collection of the National Achives. (2015/08/25).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/bombardment-japan/bombs-atomic/little-boy-hiroshima/77-bt-172/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1629304562788.jpg)
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