1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast

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Framing: Unframed Original/Reprint: Reprint Antique: No Theme: Science & Medicine Photo Type: Glossy Subject: Fallout Shelter, Nuclear Bomb Size: 5 x 7 in Material: photograph Finish: Glossy Format: photograph Region of Origin: US Signed: Unsigned Civil Defense: Poster Production Technique: Photograph Color: Black and White Country of Origin: United States Type: Photograph Image Color: Black & White Date of Creation: 1953 Nuclear Bomb: Photo Image Orientation: Landscape

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1st on TV Nuclear Bomb Test PHOTO Duck & Cover Atomic Blast Dummies After Blast. Photo shows mannequins in hiding for the first televised nuclear bomb test in the United States that took place on March 17, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. Named Operation Doorstep, it was a civil defense study conducted by the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) in conjunction with nuclear shot test "Annie." It studied the effect of a 16 kiloton nuclear blast on two wooden frame houses, mannequins, fifty automobiles and eight bomb shelters designed for residential use. Public domain Image I ship quickly and carefully so rest assured your item will be a wonderful addition to any photograph collection! Thanks for looking