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:
Shot in a field of hills in Orinda as the dark sky is lit by the glare of an atomic bomb detonated in Nevada. Photo corrections have been made along the top and bottom of the image. Small clip taped to back reads: "This is the way the Yucca Flat atomic blast looked from Orinda, bringing the hills to the east in to sharp sillhouette." Stamped to back: "Keith Dennison"; "Mar 1 1955
Concepts:
field; fallout; atomic bomb
Places:
Orinda, California
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