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How final atom bomb test looked in L.A.--300 miles away

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Order Number	00036827
Title	How final atom bomb test looked in L.A.--300 miles away
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10980
Date	1952
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Description	Photo shows what the final atom bomb test looked like from Los Angeles, 300 miles away from Yucca Flat proving grounds in Nevada. A momentary 'aurora borealis' swept away the darkness and silhouetted downtown Los Angeles. Photograph dated June 5, 1952.
Subject	Nuclear weapons--Nevada--Testing. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Central business districts--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection