The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: 1950s Atomic Bomb Test Bikini Atoll
Historic photographs of U.S. nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, capturing towering mushroom clouds from palm-lined shorelines and reconnaissance aircraft. Taken during the Pacific Proving Grounds program between 1946 and 1958, these images document the atomic detonations that reshaped the islands and defined the early Cold War.
Aerial View of Nuclear Test Detonation, Bikini Atoll, c. 1946-1950s
Aerial View of Nuclear Test Mushroom Cloud Rising from Atoll Reef, Bikini Atoll, 1950s
Mushroom Cloud Rises Over Bikini Atoll, 1950s Nuclear Weapons Test
Atomic Bomb Test Cloud Viewed from Shoreline, Bikini Atoll Lagoon, with Target Fleet
Atomic Bomb Test Cloud Viewed from Shoreline, Bikini Atoll Lagoon, with Target Fleet (Full Resolution)
Nuclear Test Detonation Cloud Viewed from Palm-Lined Shoreline, Bikini Atoll
Nuclear Test Detonation Cloud Viewed from Palm-Lined Shoreline, Bikini Atoll (Resized)
Nuclear Test Mushroom Cloud in Early Formation, Viewed from Bikini Atoll Beach
