#A blimp destroyed by the shockwave of a nuclear blast, Nevada, 1957.

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6- Chicago, 1956

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8- Madonna 1976 at the University of Michigan. See more pictures: http://cmore.pics/gxUcq

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10- Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe), Los Angeles, 1944. See more images: http://cmore.pics/7FKoU

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Woow nice collection!

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That opening shot of the downed blimp with a mushroom cloud in the background as people are actually examining the blimp is amazing.

Apparently, in 1957, we were still concentrating on the power of the blast and not the radiation we were producing.