File:1946-07-08 First Pictures Atomic Blast.ogv
1946-07-08_First_Pictures_Atomic_Blast.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 7 min 22 s, 400 × 300 pixels, 568 kbps overall, file size: 29.94 MB)
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[edit]Description1946-07-08 First Pictures Atomic Blast.ogv | (1) "The dramatic film history of the atom bomb test at Bikini! Pictures of the actual bomb drop! Blasted ships and the terrible destructive force of the world's fourth atom bomb! Universal Newsreel, in cooperation with the Army and Navy, presents the motion picture drama, 'Operation Crossroads.' This film record of the historical event shows in dramatic detail the various phases of the epochal experiment, from takeoff to the awful blast that destroyed or damaged more than half the ships in Bikini Lagoon." scenes of Admiral William H. Blandy commanding Operation Crossroads at Bikini Lagoon, test animals put on ships, sheep is sheared, Secretary of Navy Forrestal speaks on deck of ship (sound distorted), crews leave, Bikini fleet ready, A-bomb loaded on B-29 Dave's Dream, plane takes off, bomb doors open, men put on protective goggles; (2) "The bomb's away! It's falling . . . " then explosion, "motion picture spectacle of all time" and another view of the explosion. (complete newsreel) |
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Source | https://archive.org/details/1946-07-08_First_Pictures_Atomic_Blast |
Author | Universal Newsreels |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its copyright holder, Universal City Studios. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Universal City Studios grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
Universal City Studios donated their newsreel collection into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. The materials reside at College Park, Maryland. [1] |
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Short title | First Pictures Atomic Blast!, 1946/07/08 |
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Usage terms | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ |
Publisher | Universal Studios |
Location depicted | http://www.archive.org/details/1946-07-08_First_Pictures_Atomic_Blast |
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Date and time of digitizing | 1946 |