Operation Crossroads Atomic Bomb Test US Navy Bikini Mushroom Cloud Card 1946
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:115834 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
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Estate sale find, original sample prototype ID card for Operation Crossroads Atomic Bomb Test for the U.S. Navy. The photo sample was made by Lloyd Art Studio in Vallejo, CA, near Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapo...n tests since Trinity in July 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships.
Card dimensions approximately: 2.25" X 3.5", shipping weight: 3 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The sample is in overall Good used condition, signs of wear, soiling, age toning and yellowing, stamping on back, no odors. Please see images.
(PC-905)
Estate sale find, original sample prototype ID card for Operation Crossroads Atomic Bomb Test for the U.S. Navy. The photo sample was made by Lloyd Art Studio in Vallejo, CA, near Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapo...n tests since Trinity in July 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships.
Card dimensions approximately: 2.25" X 3.5", shipping weight: 3 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The sample is in overall Good used condition, signs of wear, soiling, age toning and yellowing, stamping on back, no odors. Please see images.
(PC-905)
