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A B-52 taking off on “alert” mission; Griffis Air Force base: 6 square miles; New York

A B-52 taking off on “alert” mission; Griffis Air Force base: 6 square miles; New York

(American, born in 1926)
1991
Medium/TechniquePhotographs, gelatin silver prints and hand-painted postcards
DimensionsSheet: 25.1 × 60.6 cm (9 7/8 × 23 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number2017.4471.3
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
Provenance2017, sold by Barbara P. Norfleet, Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession date: December 14, 2017)
Measuring Cosmic Rags 1988–2008; Los Alamos National Laboratory; 43 Square Miles; Los Alamos, New Mexico
Measuring Cosmic Rags 1988–2008; Los Alamos National Laboratory; 43 Square Miles; Los Alamos, New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1988
Gypsy: mobile microwaves device for testing vulnerability of missiles, rardars, and tanks to Nuclear blasts; Kirkland AFB, 65 square miles, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gypsy: mobile microwaves device for testing vulnerability of missiles, rardars, and tanks to Nuclear blasts; Kirkland AFB, 65 square miles, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1988
War Games, 50 mm machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center; Camp Wilson: 932 square miles; Mojave Desert
War Games, 50 mm machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center; Camp Wilson: 932 square miles; Mojave Desert
Barbara P. Norfleet
1989
High level radioactive waste from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory waiting to go to Carlsbad for permanent storage; Nevada Test Site: 1350 square miles; Nevada
High level radioactive waste from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory waiting to go to Carlsbad for permanent storage; Nevada Test Site: 1350 square miles; Nevada
Barbara P. Norfleet
1991
A worker in demilitarization protective ensemble (DPE) holding a chemical projectile at Tooele Chemical Disposal Facility; 36 acres; Toole, Utah
A worker in demilitarization protective ensemble (DPE) holding a chemical projectile at Tooele Chemical Disposal Facility; 36 acres; Toole, Utah
Barbara P. Norfleet
1993
Testing the effects of extreme hear on nose cone re-entry into atmosphere; Central Receiver Test Facility; Sandra National Laboratories; Kirkland Air Force Base: 65 square miles; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Testing the effects of extreme hear on nose cone re-entry into atmosphere; Central Receiver Test Facility; Sandra National Laboratories; Kirkland Air Force Base: 65 square miles; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1998
Placing the target inside the main target chamber of Nova, the world’s most powerful laser; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; 11 square miles; Livermore, California
Placing the target inside the main target chamber of Nova, the world’s most powerful laser; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; 11 square miles; Livermore, California
Barbara P. Norfleet
1990
Loading of Hawk Missile; White Sands Missile Range; 3200 sq miles; New Mexico
Loading of Hawk Missile; White Sands Missile Range; 3200 sq miles; New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1988
Last remaining house on fringe of simulated town over which a nuclear bomb exploded in 1955; Nevada Test Site; 1350 square miles; Nevada
Last remaining house on fringe of simulated town over which a nuclear bomb exploded in 1955; Nevada Test Site; 1350 square miles; Nevada
Barbara P. Norfleet
1989
Naval Weapons Testing Base (abandoned in 1974 because of total contamination); 45 square miles; The Salton Sea, California
Naval Weapons Testing Base (abandoned in 1974 because of total contamination); 45 square miles; The Salton Sea, California
Barbara P. Norfleet
1990
Robotic laboratory to deal with radioactive material; 43 square miles; Los Alamos, New Mexico
Robotic laboratory to deal with radioactive material; 43 square miles; Los Alamos, New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1988
F-15’s flight line; Holloman Air Force Base: 93.19 square miles; New Mexico
F-15’s flight line; Holloman Air Force Base: 93.19 square miles; New Mexico
Barbara P. Norfleet
1988