P00444.046
Photograph P00444.046 Period 1950-1959MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, 1952-10-03. BRITAIN'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB IS DETONATED. WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE EXPLOSION THE CLOUD WAS 50 MILES LONG. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
P00444.045 Accession Number: P00444.045
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MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, 1952-10-03. BRITAIN'S FIRST ATOMIC WEAPON IS DETONATED AT 0800 HOURS. AN EARLY STAGE IN THE EXPLOSION AFTER THE INITIAL ORANGE FLASH HAD BEEN ENVELOPED BY THE GREAT UPRUSH OF WATER. IMMENSE CLOUDS OF SMOKE, STEAM AND SPRAY BURST INTO THE AIR. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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P00444.045
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Photograph
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Black & white - Print silver gelatin
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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