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Angelenos watch atomic blasts from Nevada

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Order Number	00082065
Title	Angelenos watch atomic blasts from Nevada
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10980
Date	1953
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Photograph caption dated June 4, 1953 reads, "Evidence that today's atomic bomb, detonated at Yucca Flat, Nevada, was the most powerful of all in the series is revealed in this picture taken here. The sky is as bright as day, but even more notable is the fact that downtown buildings are not only silhouetted, as in previous atomic explosions, but actually are illuminated on this side, the side farthest away from blast source."
Subject	Nuclear weapons--Nevada--Testing. 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