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Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site

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The picture files are courtesy of U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office:

basecamp.gif -- Base camp for Trinity site workers.

Base camp for Trinity site workers
Base camp for Trinity site workers

blast.gif -- Trinity test blast at 10 seconds.

Trinity test blast at 10 seconds
Trinity test blast at 10 seconds

crater.gif -- Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater.

Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater
Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater

gadget1.gif -- Lifting the "gadget" into the 100-foot tower.

Lifting the 'gadget' into the 100-foot tower
Lifting the 'gadget' into the 100-foot tower

gadget2.gif -- Norris Bradbury with the "gadget".

Norris Bradbury with the 'gadget'
Norris Bradbury with the 'gadget'

jumbo.gif -- Unloading Jumbo.

Unloading Jumbo
Unloading Jumbo

mcdonald.gif -- McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled.

McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled
McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled

patch.gif -- Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants.

Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants
Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants

tr_map1.gif -- Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map.

Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map
Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map

whitsand.gif -- Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range.

Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range
Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range
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