"BAKER DAY" ON PANAMINT - OFF BIKINI OP. CROSSROADS Part 1

Description

1) MCU Two men petting dog with puppies.2) LS PAN, target fleet from Bikini.3) MS-MCU Jeep driving thru mud.4) LS Target fleet hardly visible.5) MCU Boat being lowered into water.6) LS Target fleet hardly visible.7) LS Smoke and mushroom cloud from Baker Day explosion.8) MCU Tube being lowered into water for sample to be tested for radio activity.9) HA MCU Man seated.10) MCU Observers looking thru binoculars prior to test Baker.11) LS Baker test explosion, observers on USS PANAMINT (AGC-13) in FG.12) MCU Man on small boat as they beach on Bikini Island; they are equipped with geiger counters.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities