Dawn Of The Atomic Age - Atomic Test In New Mexico

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1945-08 in New Mexico
maker:
Unknown

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Dawn Of The Atomic Age - Atomic Test In New Mexico', taken by an unknown photographer for Keystone in 1945. 'Here for the first time was unleashed the mightiest force the world has ever known. Taken at a range of six miles these photos record the historic test in the remote desert land of New Mexico...The Second stage of the explosion, the cloud assumes and egg shape.'

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/14429
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph and gelatin silver print