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Countdown begins for US's 1954 test of hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands

Officer disembarks from military launch at dock, climbs up steps / CU hand inserts key into padlock above, opens and removes it, slides lever freed by absence of padlock / two scientists confer in control room / CU dials on control panel / loudspeakers on high pole / men on deck of ship don goggles / US military officer speaks countdown into headset as first test of hydrogen bomb is about to begin; others stand nearby / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series
Officer disembarks from military launch at dock, climbs up steps / CU hand inserts key into padlock above, opens and removes it, slides lever freed by absence of padlock / two scientists confer in control room / CU dials on control panel / loudspeakers on high pole / men on deck of ship don goggles / US military officer speaks countdown into headset as first test of hydrogen bomb is about to begin; others stand nearby / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
502266384
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
March 01, 1954
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:29:00
Location:
Marshall Islands
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
ghoc_w-01_02.mov