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Title: Atomic blast preparedness : taking cover under desk
Contributor: Graham, Ray
Date Created and/or Issued: August 29, 1950
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-3210
Description: JUST AFTER--Whirling away from window, she drops to floor and huddles under her desk, thus obtaining protection from light rays and flying glass. She remains beneath the protection of desk for a least a minute
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b104_66075-5
ark:/21198/zz0002qr9v
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Disaster
Emergency management--California--Los Angeles County
Atomic bomb--Safety measures
Nuclear weapons--Safety measures
Elliot, Lora
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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