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- Collection: Roland Pronovost Collection
Roland Pronovost Letter to Anita Gendron, March 29th, 1955A letter written to Anita Gendron, Roland Pronovost's fiancee, following his second time witnessing an atomic bomb test in Nevada during his army…
Draft Registration Card, Roland PronovostA battered Selective Service System Registration Certificate for Roland Pronovost, dated September 17, 1948. Though aged and quite damaged around the…
"August '54"A black and white image of three men standing outside near a vehicle, with tents and buildings in the background. The man on the left is wearing a…
"Widgen"A black and white photograph of a small plane, with "Safeway Airways Alaska" painted on the side. The plane has a white nose and white stripe down the…
Undated group photoA black and white photograph of a group of men in uniform posing in front of a single-story building. Most of them are wearing garrison caps, but some…
Bomb blast image 1A single black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955…
Bomb blast image 12A black and white photograph of a bomb in the early stages of detonation. While the surrounding area is barely visible, the glowing mushroom cloud is…
Bomb blast image 11A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 10A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 9A black and white photograph of a mostly-dissipated mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in…
Bomb blast image 8A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 7A black and white photograph of a glowing mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955…
Bomb blast image 6A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 5A black and white photograph of a glowing mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955…
Bomb blast image 4A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 3A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Bomb blast image 2A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by…
Roland Pronovost ExhibitImages of an exhibit at the Chicopee Public Library from December 2024-July 2025.
"Flats"A black and white photograph labeled "Flats." The image is of an arid-looking landscape, likely part of the Nevada test site.
Photo album page with Nevada images and news clippingA photo album page with 2 black and white images and a newspaper clipping. One image is of a man (Roland Pronovost) in uniform standing in front of a…
Photo album page of landscapesA photo album page with 4 black and white images of a mountainous landscape beyond a body of water; images were taken during Pronovost's service in…