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Atomic bomb explodes in underwater test made at bikini
Atomic bomb explodes in underwater test made at bikini

Atomic bomb explodes in underwater test made at bikini

Date11/30/1950
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Original Toronto Star caption: Atomic bomb explodes in underwater test made at bikini
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002544F
Silhouetted against the glare of the atom bomb explosion in the underwater tests in Bikini lagoon, ships of the target fleet can be seen in the foregr(...)
Silhouetted against the glare of the atom bomb explosion in the underwater tests in Bikini lagoon, ships of the target fleet can be seen in the foregr(...)
7/31/1946
Goat gloats after atom bomb blast, Off Bikini Atoll, July 4 - The 42,000 men of Operations Crossroads prepared today for the next test of atomic power(...)
Goat gloats after atom bomb blast, Off Bikini Atoll, July 4 - The 42,000 men of Operations Crossroads prepared today for the next test of atomic power(...)
7/4/1946
Blinding streamers of light accompanied the explosition of the first atomic bomb at Operation Crossroads in Bikini atoll. This photo, taken from the a(...)
Blinding streamers of light accompanied the explosition of the first atomic bomb at Operation Crossroads in Bikini atoll. This photo, taken from the a(...)
7/11/1946
Atomic bomb explosion, Bikini Island, 1946
Atomic bomb explosion, Bikini Island, 1946
7/1/1946
Sand Was Crystallized like this near the centre of the atomic bomb test grounds near Alamogordo, New Mexico, when the world's most destructive force w(...)
Sand Was Crystallized like this near the centre of the atomic bomb test grounds near Alamogordo, New Mexico, when the world's most destructive force w(...)
9/11/1945
The Atomic Mushroom. The water in the stem-like, Half-mile-wide column, and in the mushroom top is beginning to fall back into Bikini Lagoon less than(...)
The Atomic Mushroom. The water in the stem-like, Half-mile-wide column, and in the mushroom top is beginning to fall back into Bikini Lagoon less than(...)
12/1/1948
Brighter than the sun. A mushroom-topped column of smoke and gas, brighter than the sun, rises through a disintegrating vapor cloud over Bikini Lagoon(...)
Brighter than the sun. A mushroom-topped column of smoke and gas, brighter than the sun, rises through a disintegrating vapor cloud over Bikini Lagoon(...)
12/1/1948
Firebomb Explodes in Airport locker, Mississauga detectives search the lockers at Toronto International Airport departure area, where a firebomb explo(...)
Firebomb Explodes in Airport locker, Mississauga detectives search the lockers at Toronto International Airport departure area, where a firebomb explo(...)
4/9/1971
Many objects besides guns and ships are to be tested in the experiments
Many objects besides guns and ships are to be tested in the experiments
6/29/1946
Victim of operation crossroads, the heavy cruiser U
Victim of operation crossroads, the heavy cruiser U
7/2/1946
Book cover: Green cloth with black text.
The secret power
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Two more detectives examine this home-made bomb, which was designed to explode when Harvey Torraville stepped on the accelerator of his car while in t(...)
Two more detectives examine this home-made bomb, which was designed to explode when Harvey Torraville stepped on the accelerator of his car while in t(...)
10/10/1969