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

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

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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