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View of Mushroom Cloud from Las Vegas.

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Title

View of Mushroom Cloud from Las Vegas.

Description

"One of the largest mushrooms ever seen from Las Vegas rises 40,000 feet over the Nevada Test Site 65 miles away at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday seconds after detonation of the fifth atomic device in current Series. Device was detonated from a helium balloon 700 feet in the air and was larger than one dropped on Hiroshima. Next test is scheduled for June 27."
Handwritten note at top: "5-1346523."

Creator

International News Photos.

Publisher

International News Photos.

Date

June 24, 1957.

Format

Black and White with text. 9 inches x 7 inches.

Language

eng

Identifier

1113

Citation

International News Photos., “View of Mushroom Cloud from Las Vegas.,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed December 23, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/1491.