Los Alamos
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Coordinates:
Lat: 35 53 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 35.8833 decimal degrees
Long: 106 18 00 W degrees minutes Long: -106.3000 decimal degreesNote: Located on mesa at altitude of around 7400 feet; established as site for research & development of nuclear weapons; here U-235 & plutonium were assembled into bombs for the first time; today nuclear research is done here.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Los Alamos, after 1943
Item — Box F5
Identifier: 2006.6.285
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
after 1943
Los Alamos, after 1943
Item — Box 2
Identifier: 2006.6.286
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
after 1943