Title	Yucca Flats bomb blast
Collection	World War II Signal Corps photograph collection World War II Signal Corps photograph collection box 233
Date	1951-11-01
Caption	Troops of the battalion combat team, U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, watch a plume of radio active smoke rise after a D-Day blast at Yucca Flats, as the much prepared Exercise "Desert Rock" reaches its peak. 1 Nov 1951. Las Vegas, Nev.
Collection description	The World War II Signal Corps photograph collection covers every major aspect of the United States (U.S.) involvement in WWII, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, the home front, war production, governmental agencies, and relief agencies.
Subject	Atomic bomb--Testing--Photographs Atomic bomb--Blast effects--Photographs Las Vegas (Nev.)--Photographs United States. Army. Airborne Division, 11th--Photographs Soldiers--Nevada--Las Vegas--Photographs
Creator	United States. Army. Signal Corps
Contributors	McCaughey, Corporal
Signal Corps Number	389297
Repository	U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
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Type	Image