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

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

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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