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The atomic age

Mushroom clouds, test towers and fallout shelters: U.S. government nuclear test films, Operation Crossroads at Bikini in 1946, and Cold War newsreels from Sputnik to Castro. Every clip and photograph here is public domain and free to use.

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Nuclear Fireball Rising Behind Sounding Rockets — Department of Energy — 1951FilmNuclear Fireball Rising Behind Sounding RocketsDepartment of Energy · 1951
Nuclear Blast Wave Hits Test Structure — Department of Energy — 1951FilmNuclear Blast Wave Hits Test StructureDepartment of Energy · 1951
Photograph 0 Instruments to Aid Scientists during Operation Crossroads — U.S. Navy — 1946Photograph 0 Instruments to Aid Scientists during Operation CrossroadsU.S. Navy · 1946
Nuclear Fireball Ignites with Guy-Wire Spikes — Department of Energy — 1953FilmNuclear Fireball Ignites with Guy-Wire SpikesDepartment of Energy · 1953
Photograph - Damage Aboard USS Skate During Operation Crossroads — U.S. Navy — 1946Photograph - Damage Aboard USS Skate During Operation CrossroadsU.S. Navy · 1946
Close-up of observer wearing dark blast goggles — 1946FilmClose-up of observer wearing dark blast gogglesUnknown maker · 1946
Aerial view of target naval fleet in atoll lagoon — 1946FilmAerial view of target naval fleet in atoll lagoonUnknown maker · 1946
Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads — Army-Navy Task Force One — 1946-07-25Atomic Bomb Test during Operation CrossroadsArmy-Navy Task Force One · 1946-07-25
Receiving radio signals from the Russian artificial satellite at the PTT Nera radio receiving station, Nederhorst den Berg. Employee with headphones at oscillograph — Herbert Behrens / Anefo — 1957-10-08Receiving radio signals from the Russian artificial satellite at the PTT Nera radio receiving station, Nederhorst den Berg. Employee with headphones at oscillographHerbert Behrens / Anefo · 1957-10-08
Nuclear Mushroom Cloud Rises in Sky — 1946FilmNuclear Mushroom Cloud Rises in SkyUnknown maker · 1946
Home fallout shelter interior with bunk beds — Wilding Picture Productions, Inc. — 1955FilmHome fallout shelter interior with bunk bedsWilding Picture Productions, Inc. · 1955
Anti-nuclear march to the Russian Embassy. A. den Doolaard and Simon Vinkenoog by a sign — Wim van Rossem for Anefo — 1961-10-25Anti-nuclear march to the Russian Embassy. A. den Doolaard and Simon Vinkenoog by a signWim van Rossem for Anefo · 1961-10-25
Nuclear Mushroom Cloud Rises Over Desert — Department of Energy — 1953FilmNuclear Mushroom Cloud Rises Over DesertDepartment of Energy · 1953
Nuclear explosion mushroom cloud rises and disperses — Wilding Picture Productions, Inc. — 1955FilmNuclear explosion mushroom cloud rises and dispersesWilding Picture Productions, Inc. · 1955
Blast Damage to USS Independence During Operation Crossroads — U.S. Navy — 1946Blast Damage to USS Independence During Operation CrossroadsU.S. Navy · 1946
Nuclear Test Fireball and Mushroom Cloud — Department of Energy — 1951FilmNuclear Test Fireball and Mushroom CloudDepartment of Energy · 1951
Camera crew films rising mushroom cloud — 1957FilmCamera crew films rising mushroom cloudUnknown maker · 1957
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev — anonymous — 1959Portrait of Nikita Khrushchevanonymous · 1959
Rocket Launches Into Night Sky — 1958FilmRocket Launches Into Night SkyUnknown maker · 1958
Damaged warship deck after nuclear blast — 1946FilmDamaged warship deck after nuclear blastUnknown maker · 1946
Military observers watch nuclear test with protective goggles — Department of Energy — 1951FilmMilitary observers watch nuclear test with protective gogglesDepartment of Energy · 1951
Redstone missile ascending into sky — 1957FilmRedstone missile ascending into skyUnknown maker · 1957
Soviet Sputnik Satellite Model on Display — 1959FilmSoviet Sputnik Satellite Model on DisplayUnknown maker · 1959
Demonstrations, nuclear weapons — Anefo — 1964-04-05Demonstrations, nuclear weaponsAnefo · 1964-04-05
Aerial view of Arctic tractor train — 1956FilmAerial view of Arctic tractor trainUnknown maker · 1956
Opening of Safety Fair at the Safety Museum by Mr. F. H. C. Van Wijck, Mr. F. H. C. Van Wijck by atomic suit for workers in the nuclear center — Daan Noske / Anefo — 1959-03-02Opening of Safety Fair at the Safety Museum by Mr. F. H. C. Van Wijck, Mr. F. H. C. Van Wijck by atomic suit for workers in the nuclear centerDaan Noske / Anefo · 1959-03-02
Fidel Castro Greets Crowds in Uniform — 1960FilmFidel Castro Greets Crowds in UniformUnknown maker · 1960

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