Third British H-bomb explosion in the Christmas Island area [mushroom cloud] – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Third British H-bomb explosion in the Christmas Island area [mushroom cloud] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Third British H-bomb explosion in the Christmas Island area [mushroom cloud]
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The name on this print points to Christmas Island, the Pacific base from which Britain ran its nuclear tests, though the blast itself was set off in the surrounding waters of the central Pacific. The June 1957 date places it in Operation Grapple, the series that gave Britain its first hydrogen bomb tests. The picture shows the mushroom cloud that rose after the detonation. The record's photographer credit, "European, N.Y.C.," comes from an old caption card and has not been verified, so the image's exact origin remains uncertain.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1957 June. |
| Subjects | Photo by European, N.Y.C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Gt. Britain--Hist.; Atomic bomb; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,174 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136226 |
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