GRABLE Atomic Blast - Close in Camera

Another angle on test GRABLE, the Atomic Cannon test during Operation UPSHOT KNOTHOLE in 1953.  In the foreground is a school bus and further back is a train car.  You can see the precursor shock move through the frame.

Photographed with a 16mm Eastman High Speed Camera at an estimated speed of 500 fps on top of an 18 ft tower. This camera is approximately 4600 ft from Ground Zero.  This is a lower resolution then the other GRABLE shots as this was 16mm through a prism whereas the other shots were 35mm shot on Mitchell Cameras.

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