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Ground Zero and Lines of Sight for Above Ground Tests, Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site
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Ground Zero and Lines of Sight for Above Ground Tests, Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site

Artist Emmet Gowin (American, born 1941)
Date1997; printed 1998
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 13 9/16 inches (34.93 × 34.45 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches (50.48 × 40.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2014.12.18
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, bottom edge, in pencil: "emmet gowin 1998"
InscribedTitled and dated on bottom edge, in pencil and underlined: "Ground Zero and Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site. 1997" Dated on sheet verso, top left corner beside metadata, in pencil: "2.3.98"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top right corner, in pencil "EG.365.5" Metadata inscribed on sheet verso, top edge, in pencil.
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DescriptionAerial image showing flat, dry lake bed with various markings on the surface.
Copyright© Emmet Gowin
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