The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Desert-like land is brightened in the night by the glare of an atomic bomb detonated in Nevada. Photo correction has been made along image parameters. Small clip taped to back reads: "Rolling hills seen from Skyline Boulevard to the east appeared out of blackness to present this silhouette before dawn today in the fflash of light from the atomic proving grounds in Nevada desert.---Tribune photo by Bill Crouch Stamped to back: "Feb 6 1951
Concepts:
atomic bomb; fallout
Places:
Nevada; San Francisco Bay Area
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