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| Title | Palm tree showing damage from the atomic blasts, Lujor Island, Enewetak Atoll, Summer 1949 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1949 |
| Notes | Images documenting the 1949 Bikini-Enewetak Resurvey Project.
Caption in scrapbook: The strange plants of Eniwetok
These two shots taken on Rujoru Island of a palm, Cocos nucifera, whose lower fronds had been stripped off by the blast. The broad-leafed underbrush is called the Kiljen bush, Scaevola frutescens. Donaldson is seen studying the blast effect in the corner of [this] photo.
Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Likiep Atolls Scrapbook, p. 53. |
| Source | Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Likiep Atolls |
| Album/Page | 1.53b |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Palms--Marshall Islands--Enewetak Atoll
Nuclear weapons testing--Marshall Islands--Enewetak Atoll
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Plants--Effect of radiation on
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| Location Depicted | Marshall Islands - Enewetak Atoll |
| Digital Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Collection
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| Order Number | DON0060 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Papers. Accession No. 2932-007, Box 20 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
