Keywords: Lot 11532-5: Operation Sandstone, November 1947-June 1948. Rad-Safe. Radiological Safety men ran dress rehearsals so that each man could efficiently carry out his assignments during actual test operations. New radiological equipment was used for the first time on this project and all problems met without loss of life or injury to single person. Photographs show preparation for the atomic bomb tests at Eniwetok Atoll (Marshall Islands), the actual blasts and the visible effects. Military construction, photography, meteorology, radiology, and communications; aircraft; daily life; Navy, Air Force, and civilian staff portraits; first successful color photograph made by atomic bomb flash, showing Navy spectators. U.S. Air Force Joint Task Force Seven. Images photographed through Mylar sleeves. (7/2/2015). Lot 11532-5: Operation Sandstone, November 1947-June 1948. Rad-Safe. Radiological Safety men ran dress rehearsals so that each man could efficiently carry out his assignments during actual test operations. New radiological equipment was used for the first time on this project and all problems met without loss of life or injury to single person. Photographs show preparation for the atomic bomb tests at Eniwetok Atoll (Marshall Islands), the actual blasts and the visible effects. Military construction, photography, meteorology, radiology, and communications; aircraft; daily life; Navy, Air Force, and civilian staff portraits; first successful color photograph made by atomic bomb flash, showing Navy spectators. U.S. Air Force Joint Task Force Seven. Images photographed through Mylar sleeves. (7/2/2015). |