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Atom Bomb Test, Bikini Atoll
Photograph by U.S. Navy
In October 2009, Photo of the Day featured images from the National Geographic archive.
The second atomic bomb tested in Operation Crossroads
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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Mayflower II, New York Harbor
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart
Mayflower II entering New York Harbor
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Ultraviolet Bath, Russia
Photograph by Joe McNally
Make-believe summer lasts for a minute or two as kindergarten children in sunless Lovozero bathe in ultraviolet light. Brief exposure to UC radiation provides the children with vitamin D, normally supplied by sunlight. The "sunshine vitamin" strengthens young bones.
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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High Heels on Cobblestones, Louisiana
Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd
Because the region around New Orleans is composed of alluvial soil, there is no paving material close at hand. More than a hundred years ago the city offered a bounty to ships which would bring to the port rock ballast instead of sand. The first cobblestone pavement was laid on Gravier and Magazine Streets in 1817.
From the National Geographic vintage collection
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Summer Cruise, Paris
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
Good friends celebrating summer with a cruise on the Seine
From the National Geographic book The Photographs
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Icebreaker, Antarctic
Photograph by Charles Swithinbank
U.S.S. Atka stands off Crater Hill on McMurdo Sound in mid-March; she kept channels open for evacuation of the last summer residents.
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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Lightning Model
Photograph by Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for tests. Upper wires detour the three-million-volt harmlessly to the ground. Lower wires, which carry the power load, are thereby protected against lightning, which might shut off the current or damage equipment. Even the cows are man-made.
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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Green Gravel Lawns, Arizona
Photograph by James P. Blair
Green gravel lawns dress homes in Sun City, a retirement community that opened in 1960 near Phoenix. Arizona's 65-and-over population rose 104 percent between 1950 and 1960.
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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Attack Bomber Assembly, California
Photograph by Douglas Aircraft Company
Nose assemblies for Douglas A-20 attack bombers
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Triplet Policemen, New Jersey
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
New Jersey's triple threat: the Koralja triplets—Andrew, Joseph, and Robert, from left—combine 42 years of service on the police force.
From the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009
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