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Hole drilling equipment at the NTS: color photographs, approximately 1945-1982

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Date
1945 (year approximate) to 1982
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Unidentified man standing next to big hole drilling equipment at the Nevada Test Site. This the IDECO 2500, a diesel electric rig dwarfs normal oil field gear and is capable of drilling holes up to 120 inches in diameter and 6,000 feet deep.

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pho026372
Physical Identifier
0282_0011
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    pho026372. U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site, 1945-1982. PH-00282. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1jk7b

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