First of Four Sequences of World's First Hydrogen Explosion
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First of Four Sequences of World's First Hydrogen Explosion

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Photograph

Associated Press

Maker
American

First of Four Sequences of World's First Hydrogen Explosion

April 1, 1954
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 7/16 × 9 in. (16.4 × 22.9 cm)
Paper: 8 1/4 × 10 in. (21 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
1976.0354.0004
Inscriptions In image on recto, LC: (NY26-April 1)FIRST OF FOUR SEQUENCES--Here is stop-action view of world's first hydrogen \ explosion taken from first eight framed of motion picture of blast as released by Civil Defense \ Administration.Top left shows building which housed device an instant before detonation.Sequence \ reads from top left to bottom,then from top right to bottom as fireball developed. (APWirephoto) \ (pjm51230cda)1954-(See also NY27, 28 and 29.)
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