Explore items from Micronesia

Dr. Arthur D. Welander getting ready to dive and lay poison on a coral head, Bikini Atoll, summer 1947

Group of scientists wading out on to the reef to examine location for spreading fish poison at Namu Island, 1947

Ralph F. Palumbo collecting algae specimens from the bottom of Bikini Lagoon, summer 1964

Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson and Lorence B. Marquiss examining Bikini Island beach for signs of recent occupation, summer 1947

Native making copra, Rongelap Island, August 25, 1964

Native women sitting in a group playing guitars, Likiep Atoll, August 20, 1949

R. F. Foster weighing fish samples, probably in the vicinity of Bikini Atoll, 1947

Palm trees on Enyu Island still standing after Operation Crossroads, 1947

Team members preparing to unload as their boat approaches Enjebi Island, summer 1964