Atom Bomb Disintegrates House in Under 3 Seconds

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1953-03-20 in Yucca Flat
maker:
Unknown

Gelatin silver print entitled ''Atom Bomb Disintegrates House in Under 3 Seconds', taken by an unknown photographer for Planet News, 20 March 1953. 'The complete destruction of a test house, located some 3,500 feet away from 'ground zero' during the recent atomic detonation, is shown in these pictures taken by an automated motion picture camera, placed 60 foot away from the house...'

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/14453
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph and gelatin silver print