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Film transparency of atomic explosions at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, circa 1950s

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Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

Digital ID

pho002848

Physical Identifier

0100_2721
Details

Citation

pho002848. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1v28b.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

5713 x 4553 pixels
4.7608 x 3.7942 inches
78057414 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff