1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast-image
1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast-image

1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast

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Production Technique: Photograph Nuclear Bomb: Photo Finish: Glossy Region of Origin: US Civil Defense: Poster Theme: Science & Medicine Signed: Unsigned Framing: Unframed Original/Reprint: Reprint Country of Origin: United States Type: Photograph Subject: Fallout Shelter, Nuclear Bomb Size: 5 x 7 in Photo Type: Glossy Antique: No Date of Creation: 1953 Image Orientation: Landscape Color: Black and White Image Color: Black & White Material: photograph Format: photograph

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1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast. Photo shows mannequins in hiding for the first televised nuclear bomb test in the United States that took place on March 17, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. Named Operation Doorstep, it was a civil defense study conducted by the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) in conjunction with nuclear shot test "Annie." It studied the effect of a 16 kiloton nuclear blast on two wooden frame houses, mannequins, fifty automobiles and eight bomb shelters designed for residential use. Public domain Image I ship quickly and carefully so rest assured your item will be a wonderful addition to any photograph collection! Thanks for looking

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