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Awe-inspiring glossy 11 x 8.5 photo of the Trinity nuclear test, taken 0.016 seconds after detonation, signed in the upper margin in ink by the photographer, "Trinity Atomic Bomb explosion, Photographed by Berlyn Brixner, This is a 1946 print." This is an original vintage Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory print, stamped on the reverse: "Los Alamos Photographic Laboratory." In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, and an old tape stain to the bottom edge.
Berlyn Brixner (1911–2009) was the head photographer for the 'Trinity' test, the first-ever detonation of a nuclear weapon, on July 16, 1945. Positioned 10,000 yards away from the explosion, he utilized fifty 16mm high-speed cameras at varying film speeds and locations to capture the blast in full motion. His efforts produced over 100,000 images, documenting in detail the raw power of nuclear weaponry and visually marking the dawn of the Atomic Age.
