An A-bomb blast set off in Nevada at 4:36 a.m., on April 18, 1953, was judged by early risers to have been the most sensational of any seen so far. The blast made the eastern horizon as “bright as day.”

Los Angeles Herald Express Tabloid Photos exhibit at LA Public Library,
original exhibit curated by Diane Keaton
link path from No Sense of Place

also this image of LA policewomen
and this Manzanar Farewell