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Press Photograph (1956)
15 Seconds after Detonation, Namu Atol
20th May 1956
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
7 x 9 ins / 18 x 23 cms
Framed
Verso
Press caption label and 'International News Photo' stamp
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Label to reverse reads: ‘140650 -- Watch Your Credit -- International News Photos Slug: (H-Bomb) / America's first Airborne H-Bomb Namu Island: Predawn darkness is turned into daylight as America's first Airborne Hydrogen bomb is exploded over tiny Namu island. This photo, shot 15 seconds after detonation, shows dazzling glare as fireball, partially obscured by low flying clouds, lights the lonely pacific. Photo made from deck of USS MT. McKinley, 34 miles from ground zero. Inp staff photo by Frank Jurkoski SF(a95/21/56(NS).’