Bikini Atoll 1946

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Unissued / unused material.

Ronerik Atoll (aka Rongerik island), Marianas Islands (Marshall Islands, Micronesia).

According to original dope sheet 100 inhabitants were moved from Bikini Atoll to Ronerik Atoll - Bikini Atoll is to be used by Americans for atomic bomb tests (Operation...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
65763
Sort Number:
UN 1386 B
Time in/Out:
01:54:14:00 / 01:58:30:00
Canister:
UN 1386 B
Film ID:
2303.19
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