Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site · Chapter 1Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site
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The picture files are courtesy of U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office:
basecamp.gif -- Base camp for Trinity site workers.
blast.gif -- Trinity test blast at 10 seconds.
crater.gif -- Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater.
gadget1.gif -- Lifting the "gadget" into the 100-foot tower.
gadget2.gif -- Norris Bradbury with the "gadget".
jumbo.gif -- Unloading Jumbo.
mcdonald.gif -- McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled.
patch.gif -- Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants.
tr_map1.gif -- Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map.
whitsand.gif -- Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range.
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