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Untitled (atomic bomb explosion) by Harold Eugene Edgerton — VisualArtsDB

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Untitled (atomic bomb explosion)

Untitled (atomic bomb explosion)

Untitled (atomic bomb explosion)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

1945–1955

Medium: Negative, gelatin silver (film)
Dimensions: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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