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Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads; Bikini atoll

Creator Name

Army-Navy Task Force One

Cultural Context

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Date

1946-07-25

About the Work

Rijksmuseum Object Description
Between 1946 and 1958 the United States experimented with nuclear weapons on Bikini Island in the Pacific. On 25 July 1946 an atomic bomb was exploded underwater along the coast. These images were printed in large format in Life magazine, with the caption: ‘It was perhaps the most awesome man-made spectacle ever photographed.’ These photographs allowed the public at large to see the destructive power of the atomic bomb for the first time.

Tussen 1946 en 1958 experimenteerden de Verenigde Staten met atoomwapens op het eiland Bikini in de Stille Oceaan. Op 25 juli 1946 werd langs de kust een atoombom onder water tot ontploffing gebracht. Deze beelden werden groot afgebeeld in het tijdschrift Life met als bijschrift: ‘Het was wellicht ...

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Title

Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads; Bikini atoll

Creator

Army-Navy Task Force One

Worktype

photograph; foto

Cultural Context

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Material

barietpapier; baryta paper

Dimensions

height 118 mm x width 234 mm;
foto: hoogte 118 mm x breedte 234 mm

Technique

gelatin silver print; ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Language

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Date

1946-07-25

Provenance

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Style Period

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Rights

Public domain

Inscription

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Location

Bikini (atol)

Subjects

nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; Bikini (atol)

Topic

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Army-Navy Task Force One, Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads; Bikini atoll, 1946-07-25, Rijksmuseum. Public domain.

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