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Atom Sequence, House No. 1 (Pictures 9 & 10)

National Nuclear Security Administration

Date: March 17, 1953
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Two images showing the effects of nuclear testing on a small house in the desert. In the top image debris from the house is scattered throughout the air. A street lamp is still standing next to the explosion. In the bottom image a large cloud of dust obscures what is left of the house.

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