{"id":210240,"date":"2026-04-26T12:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210240\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:30:35","slug":"manhattan-project-photo-gallery-department-of-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210240\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Project Photo Gallery | Department of Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford Construction Camp<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>The Hanford Construction Camp housed 50,000 people at its peak. <\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford Construction Camp\n            <\/p>\n<p>The Hanford Construction Camp housed 50,000 people at its peak. <\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford T Plant<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>T Plant at Hanford, Washington was designed to process about a half-pound (250 grams) of plutonium metal from one ton (907kg) of irradiated uranium each day.<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford T Plant\n            <\/p>\n<p>T Plant at Hanford, Washington was designed to process about a half-pound (250 grams) of plutonium metal from one ton (907kg) of irradiated uranium each day.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford B Reactor, 1945<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Hanford&#8217;s B Reactor in operation, January 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford B Reactor, 1945\n            <\/p>\n<p>Hanford&#8217;s B Reactor in operation, January 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford T Plant<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>T Plant was the first chemical separations plant constructed at Hanford.<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford T Plant\n            <\/p>\n<p>T Plant was the first chemical separations plant constructed at Hanford.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford paint and print shop<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>The paint shop and print shop at Hanford, Washington produced many posters, signs, and pamphlets. Imagine going to work with your lunch box and paintbrush and spending most of your day painstakingly hand painting the phrase, \u201cDo Not Open During Reactor Operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford paint and print shop\n            <\/p>\n<p>The paint shop and print shop at Hanford, Washington produced many posters, signs, and pamphlets. Imagine going to work with your lunch box and paintbrush and spending most of your day painstakingly hand painting the phrase, \u201cDo Not Open During Reactor Operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Hanford paint and print shop<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>The paint shop and print shop at Hanford, Washington produced many posters, signs, and pamphlets. It was possible to tell which painter made a sign by the technique used. For example, some painters would dot an \u2018i\u2019 with a diamond while others would use a circle.<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy <\/p>\n<p>\n              Hanford paint and print shop\n            <\/p>\n<p>The paint shop and print shop at Hanford, Washington produced many posters, signs, and pamphlets. It was possible to tell which painter made a sign by the technique used. For example, some painters would dot an \u2018i\u2019 with a diamond while others would use a circle.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos Lab employees<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Group portrait of Lab employees in a Ford Deluxe.<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>\n              Los Alamos Lab employees\n            <\/p>\n<p>Group portrait of Lab employees in a Ford Deluxe.<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Diners at Fuller Lodge<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>\n              Fuller Lodge\n            <\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos soda fountain counter<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos residents at the soda fountain counter<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>\n              Los Alamos soda fountain counter\n            <\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos residents at the soda fountain counter<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>United States Post Office, Los Alamos, New Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>\n              Post Office\n            <\/p>\n<p>United States Post Office, Los Alamos, New Mexico<\/p>\n<p>National Security Research Center<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Approach to Los Alamos<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Approach to Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Department of Energy<\/p>\n<p>\n              Approach to Los Alamos\n            <\/p>\n<p>Approach to Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Emilio Segr\u00e8&#8217;s group<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Physicist Emilio Segr\u00e8&#8217;s group at Los Alamos<\/p>\n<p>Credit<\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n<p>\n              Emilio Segr\u00e8&#8217;s group\n            <\/p>\n<p>Physicist Emilio Segr\u00e8&#8217;s group at Los Alamos<\/p>\n<p>Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge Manhattan Project Sign<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>A sign at the Oak Ridge site during the Manhattan Project warning workers and residents to keep the project secret.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge Manhattan Project Sign\n            <\/p>\n<p>A sign at the Oak Ridge site during the Manhattan Project warning workers and residents to keep the project secret.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge K-25 historical photo<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of K-25, one of three uranium-enrichment facilities in Oak Ridge, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge K-25 historical photo\n            <\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of K-25, one of three uranium-enrichment facilities in Oak Ridge, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge K-25 construction historical photo<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Construction at the K-25 site, Oak Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge K-25 construction historical photo\n            <\/p>\n<p>Construction at the K-25 site, Oak Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge newspaper, 1945<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Front page of Knoxville News-Sentinel on August 6, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge newspaper, 1945\n            <\/p>\n<p>Front page of Knoxville News-Sentinel on August 6, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge from the air, 1945<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Aerial photo of Oak Ridge, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge from the air, 1945\n            <\/p>\n<p>Aerial photo of Oak Ridge, 1945.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Workers sign up for work at Oak Ridge, 1944<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>Workers sign up at Oak Ridge in 1944.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Workers sign up for work at Oak Ridge, 1944\n            <\/p>\n<p>Workers sign up at Oak Ridge in 1944.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Title<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge Manhattan Project sign<\/p>\n<p>Caption<\/p>\n<p>One of several billboards that appeared in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project.<\/p>\n<p>\n              Oak Ridge Manhattan Project sign\n            <\/p>\n<p>One of several billboards that appeared in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo Title Hanford Construction Camp Caption The Hanford Construction Camp housed 50,000 people at its peak. 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