Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome black and white Lot 11532-2: Operation Sandstone, November 1947-June 1948. Life on the Islands. Life on the islands soon settled into a routine not too much different from that in the states although lacking some of the conveniences. Church services were well attended, providing, as they did, a link with home. Nor was physical welfare neglected, dental appointments and sick call were scheduled as usual. Some were fortunate enough to find laundry facilities, while others had to resort to the laborious hand method. 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 11532-2: Operation Sandstone, November 1947-June 1948. Life on the Islands. Life on the islands soon settled into a routine not too much different from that in the states although lacking some of the conveniences. Church services were well attended, providing, as they did, a link with home. Nor was physical welfare neglected, dental appointments and sick call were scheduled as usual. Some were fortunate enough to find laundry facilities, while others had to resort to the laborious hand method. 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). |