Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 27
Atomic Cloud Nuclear Test Photograph. Nevada: United States Defense Department (Marine Corps), 1950s
Estimate: $100 - $200
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Atomic Cloud Nuclear Test Photograph. Nevada: United States Defense Department (Marine Corps), 1950s. Silver gelatin print showing a dissipating mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb test with 10 soldiers in the foreground. With text stamp verso: "Shot of atomic cloud as it begins to drift right with the wind at about five minutes after detonation of Shot Day. / Defense Dept. Photo (Marine Corps) # A325423". Image likely captured during one of the "Desert Rock" exercises, which US service members participated in testing.
8 x 10".
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