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Photograph of atomic test Priscilla detonation, Nevada Test Site (Nev.), June 24, 1957

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Date
1957-06-24
Description
Atomic test "Priscilla" detonated at the Nevada Test Site in southern Nye County June 24, 1957. Priscilla was one of nearly one hundred atmospheric nuclear tests conducted at the site during the 1950s. Atmospheric testing was banned by treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1963, although it had been moved underground in Nevada in 1959. Since 1951, more than 600 nuclear devices have been detonated at the Nevada Test Site.
Digital ID
pho020548
Physical Identifier
0082_0033
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1000048h
Details
Subject
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Atomic bomb
Smoke
Nuclear weapons--Testing
Mountains
Place
Nevada Test Site Area 400
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Atomic test "Priscilla" detonated at the Nevada Test Site, 1957 June 24
Citation

pho020548. Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection. PH-00082. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1000048h.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2072 x 3159 pixels
3.45 x 5.27 inches
19,644,416 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff