Atom Bomb. First Pictures Latest Explosion

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2209

Date Released

1 May 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Walthamstow Avenue Win Amateur Final
2. 2Cup Final Trailer: a Must for You. Don’t Fail to See the Cup Final in Our Next Issue
3. 3Scouts Cheer Their Queen
4. 4Water Ski Wizards Contest Title
5. 5Atom Bomb. First Pictures Latest Explosion
6. *All Quiet on the Prison Front
7. *Lock Gates Rowed [Sic] Sixty Miles to Mersey

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Highly dramatic pictures show enormous preparation for latest test by US Atomic Energy Commission. Army of newsreel, press and radio reporters witness explosion from ten miles distant. Fifteen hundred troops take up positions only four miles from explosion. Finally, the explosion itself - an awe inspiring sight.

Keywords

Mass media; Weapons; Military; Nuclear energy; Newsreels

Locations

Nevada

Library number

20350

Length of story (in feet)

280

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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