Woman Packing

MARC_MC4_1095-57_50.jpg

Title

Woman Packing

Subject

U.S. Navy, Rongelap, Castle Bravo, Bikini Atoll, weapons testing

Description

A MARSHALLESE WOMAN packs up for the return to her home island of Rongelap as an elderly woman peers out of house soon to be vacated. The women were evacuated from their home in March, 1954, when Rongelap was showered with radioactive fallout from the Bikini H-bomb blast. Atomic scientists have since declared the island 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_1095-57_50

Coverage

Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, Post WWII, Castle Bravo, fallout

Collection

Citation

T.H. , “Woman Packing,” University of Guam Digital Archives and Exhibitions, accessed December 9, 2024, https://uogguafak.omeka.net/items/show/8861.