Veterans with disabilities and diseases from being exposed to radiation during atomic bomb testing meet in Fort Worth

Atomic bomb testing veterans with illnesses from the testing meet in Fort Worth

Veterans with disabilities and diseases from being exposed to radiation during atomic bomb testing meet in Fort Worth

Description:

Meeting in Fort Worth are veterans who have aquired disabilities and diseases (leukemia, heart attacks, cancers) from being exposed to radiation during 235 atomic bomb tests performed by the United States (U.S.) from 1945-1963. Five (5) veterans are seated in a row. Three (3) are smoking. 04/10/1983

Item File:

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Veterans and Military, Public Health and Welfare

Keywords:

Veterans, Disability rights, Disabilities, Atomic bomb testing, Radiation

Places:

Fort Worth (Tex.)

Creator:

Ennis, Ron T. (Photograper)

Date Created:

1983-04-10

Image Type:

Black & White, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10014041

Call Number:

AR406-6 04/10/1983 7800 [frame 36A]

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)