Children & Tank
Title
Children & Tank
Subject
U.S. Navy, Rongelap, Castle Bravo, Bikini Atoll, weapons testing, TLST 618, Ebeye, tank, beach, Marshall Islands
Description
#26… FOUR NATIVE CHILDREN stand beside a wrecked tank on the rock-and-wreck strewn beach they use for a play rea on the Pacific island of Ebeye. They are waiting to be repatriated to the island of Rongelap, which was evacuated in March 1954, when an impossible-to-predict shift of wind carried radioactivity from the Bikini H-bomb blast into the Northern Marshalls. The island has since been declared safe for habitation.
Creator
T.H.
Source
Micronesian Collection
Publisher
U.S.N.
Date
1957-07
Rights
Fair Use.
Relation
MC1
Format
JPEG
Language
EN
Type
Image
Identifier
MARC_MC4_26_1102-57_44
Coverage
Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, Post WWII, Castle Bravo, fallout
Collection
Citation
T.H. , “Children & Tank,” University of Guam Digital Archives and Exhibitions, accessed July 18, 2026, https://uogguafak.omeka.net/items/show/8855.