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(NUCLEAR TESTING) Two photographs depicting atomic bomb testing, one a rare aerial shot, from Bikini Atoll. 1946. Silver prints, the first image measuring 17¾x8¾ inches (45.1x22.2 cm.), the sheet 20¼x12 inches (51.4x30.5 cm.), with a numeric notation in ink on recto; the second image measuring 8½x17¼ inches (21.6x43.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger.
The aerial view of the "Baker Day" underwater explosion in Bikini was made from a radio-controlled drone plane flying 15,000 feet above the crossroads target fleet. Looking down into the center of the great atomic bust, the initial explosion appears as a series of concentric circles.
