OPERATION TOTEM 1953 [Main Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION TOTEM 1953 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 105
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Compilation of scenes filmed by the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment during Operation Totem, a British atomic weapons trial conducted at Emu Field in South Australia in October 1953.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AWE 105
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (AWE 95)
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1953-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 600ft; Running time: 7 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AWE 105

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