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| Date: | 04 25 1953 |
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| Description: | A mushroom cloud from possibly Yucca Flats, Nevada where there was a nuclear bomb test. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Executed man laying on ground as the final bullet is delivered. The execution was somehow bungled by the firing squad and this coup d'grace was required to... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the Algerian National Liberation Front form a firing squad and execute a man who claimed to have killed innocent men, women, and children in Alg... |
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| Description: | A portion of the sculpture and the entrance court and garden at Taliesin West, winter residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. |
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| Description: | Fountain and garden at the entrance to Taliesin West, winter residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Construction of the Cabaret Theat... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Trucks mounting a steep grade in the testing track at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by Inte... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International Harvester through the 1970's to test... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Stone displaying ancient writing. The rock was on the grounds of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Grounds. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Cacti frame three International semis and a pickup on a test track at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Headquarters building for truck testing at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International H... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | International Harvester 27-75 earthmover being demonstrated in front of a grandstand at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, t... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Front view of an International Model KB-7 working through a special "Figure 8" wheel and wheel bearing breakdown test, possibly at International Harvester'... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a mountain road in a desert landscape near Holbrook. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an old trail winding through a desert landscape with mountains in the background in the vicinity of Oatman. |
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| Description: | Distant view of a mining operation and surrounding desert hills. Caption reads: "Mining Scene, Near Mojave, Cal." |
| Date: | 04 1997 |
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| Description: | Arrest of Nukewatch demonstrators at a Nevada test site. |
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| Description: | Guests at the Cambelback Inn ride horses along a mountain pass. The trail is surrounded by foliage and cacti. |
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| Description: | A covered patio leads to the Jokake Inn. The building features two towers with a balcony between them, and the pavilion features outdoor furniture and sea... |
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