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First civilian defense atomic detection course

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Order Number	00041830
Title	First civilian defense atomic detection course
Photographer	Phillips, Ed.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 9201.
Date	1950
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Hamilton High School field was site of the first Civilian Defense field tests in which the radioactivity detection technique was demonstrated. Mrs. Ruth Major (right) is group instructor. Others, from left to right: Wilfred Sawyer, San Pedro Science teacher, with ionization chamber; Mrs. Lilian Ullman, information recorder; Ruth Van Vleet of Hollywood High, with geiger counter; and Dr. Nathan Herman, county engineer, who acted as communications man. Arrow points to tube of radioactive material. Photo dated: July 12, 1950.
Subject	Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, Calif.). Civil defense--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and 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