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Instructor Elaine Voellmy (left) uses a Crooke's tube to illustrate the structure of the atom. The tube is lighted from an induction coil at right. A cross section model of the atom bomb as imagined by a student lies on the table at the left. Background display, made of tin cans by Anacostia students, represents an atomic pile. Students are Ann Sweeney, Joan Collinge, Charles Williams, Charles Jones.
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No, this isn't the real McCoy! Anacostia students set off a simulated atomic bomb explosion during class study of atomic energy. Model houses are used to compare size of cloud. Explosion was made by a mixture of sulphur and zinc with a high frequency spark.
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Anacostia High School
Washington, D.C.