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

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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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