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The explosion from a 4,000 pound bomb, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

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The explosion from a 4,000 pound bomb. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "4,000 lb. bomb exp. 1/500 sec." Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "The Island, EPH Huntington Library"
Type
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Date
circa 1942 - 1945
Call number
mssHUB 1044 (22)
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