Rising mushroom cloud after the detonation of a nuclear device on a 300 foot tower of Yucca Flat of Nevada Test Site. People can be seen at the bottom of the photo sitting on bleachers and watching the cloud rise in the distance. Photo credit: Joint Office of Test Information. [March 12, 1955?]
Rising mushroom cloud after detonation of a nuclear device, most likely at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. Photo credit: Atomic Energy Commission.
Atomic fireball and mushroom cloud, photographed by Sgt. Robert Cogswell of the U.S. Army. Inscription with photo reads: "from News fifteen and one-half miles from ground zero March 7, 1955, by an Army Signal Corps cameraman."
Large body of water, possibly a pond, sits between desert shrubs. In the distance, crop land stretches out and mountains are barely visible. Unclear if photo is taken on Lazy 88 Ranch property in Pahrump or looking towards Pahrump; inscription reads: "Looking south towards Shoshone, California. Trees seen in distance are on Pahrump Ranch, nine miles away. July 28, 1951"
Dale and Dorothy Dorothy stand in the cotton fields where flowers are blooming at the Lazy 88 Cotton Ranch in Pahrump. Inscription with photo reads: "Mt. Charleston in background. Cotton Blooms are white, pink, rose, purple, lavender, and multicolor. Looks like a rose garden." For a similar photo in color, see Image 0131 0401. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch
Dale Dorothy (far left) and Dorothy Dorothy (far right) standing in the cotton fields with two others on their Lazy 88 Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. The unidentified people in the middle may be Myrtle Dorothy and Bert Dorothy, although it is hard to tell. Cotton plants stretch out far into the distance. Mountains and clouds can be seen far beyond the group. One of the few color photographs in the collection. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch
Dale and Dorothy Dorothy standing near bales of cotton on their ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. Their dog sits on one of the bales between them. Other cotton farmers can be seen to the left near a truck bed full of cotton. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch
Dorothy ranch house in Pahrump, Nevada. The Dorothys' car sits parked in front of the home near a large radio tower that Dale uses for broadcasting to lost pilots over Pahrump. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch