Atomic Cannon Test, Frenchman's Flat, Nevada

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: Frenchman’s Flat, Nevada – Atomic Cannon Test – History’s first atomic artillery shell fired from the Army’s new 280-mm artillery gun. Hundreds of high ranking Armed Forces officers and members of Congress are present. The fireball ascending.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Energy.

National Archives Identifier: 558590

Full Citation: Photograph 434-RF-10-2; Atomic Cannon Test, Frenchman’s Flat, Nevada; 5/23/1953; Activities and Personnel of the Department of Energy and Predecessor Agencies, 1955 – 1979; General Records of the Department of Energy, Record Group 434; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/atomic-cannon-test/, May 23, 2026]

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