Religious News Service Photographs

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Text transcribed from caption: ATOMIC ENERGY HARNESSED #3643 Under direction of the War Department, the combined efforts of science, industry, and labor have culminated in the production of the atomic bomb, the most potent weapon in military history. Research and manufacture of the bomb was a closely guarded secret. Three plants, located in isolated areas of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington were so compartmentalized that workers had no knowledge of the finished product. On August 5th the first bomb was dropped on Japan and the secret revealed to the world. At Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a government-owned and operated city was established to accommodate construction workers, plant operators, and their immediate families, the city containing all religious, recreational, educational and all other facilities of a modern small city. Here is a view of a section of the town, a chapel in the foreground, business section and dormitories in the rear. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Oak Ridge National Laboratory., Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Topics:
Atomic bomb., Church buildings--Tennessee--Oak Ridge., Industrial housing--Tennessee--Oak Ridge., Cities and towns--Tennessee--Oak Ridge.
Geographic subjects:
Oak Ridge (Tenn.), Oak Ridge (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359533

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