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Atomic Bomb Explosion, before 1952
Atomic Bomb Explosion, before 1952

Atomic Bomb Explosion, before 1952

Artist Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903 - 1990)
Dateca. 1950-1952
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Object numberF96-25/2
Signedverso, lower center, in pencil
Edition/State/Proofed. 86/100
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionStop-action phto of an atomic bomb explosion with a balloon-like shape atop a tower.
Copyright© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
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