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Order Number	00082073
Title	Cross winds split atomic cloud
Photographer	White, Ben.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10980
Date	1955
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Notes	TItle supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Photograph included in the exhibit: “Edited for Publication: Photographic Manipulations in the Los Angeles Herald Examiner”
Description	Identifying arrows indicate cloud movements after atomic blasts in Nevada. On the left, the caption indicates that at "At 40,000 feet atomic clouds drift eastward" and on the right, the caption indicates "Winds at 20,000 feet pushing atomic clouds toward Calif." Photograph caption dated March 7, 1955 reads, Lower part to drift over California late today. Photo was taken from Herald-Express plane about 35 minutes after explosion from distance of 60 miles."
Subject	Nuclear weapons--Nevada--Testing. Clouds--California. 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