The Atom Bomb and Popular Culture

National Atomic Testing Museum

 

The Atom Bomb and Popular Culture

 

Artifact Legend

 

1. "Atomic" Sewing Kit, 1950-1960s

Museum Purchase

 

2. "Atomic Disintegrator" Toy Repeating Cap Pistol by Hubley, 1950

Museum Purchase

 

3. "Atom Buster" Toy Metal Pistol

Museum Purchase

 

4. Fat Man Atomic Bomb Shaped Salt and Pepper Shakers

Museum Purchase

 

5. Iguana Radioactive Atomic Pepper Sauce

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

6. Snapple Atomic Jacked Apple Energy Drink

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

7. La Bomba Grande Red Wine made for Los Alamos National Laboratories' 50th Anniversary 1993, autographed by vintner John Balagna

Donated by Loretta Helling, Las Vegas, NV

 

8. Toys "Atomic Cannon" with U.S. Army Truck Designed to Carry the Atomic Cannon, Ideal Toys

Museum Purchase

 

9. Christmas Tree Ornaments with Atomic Symbols

Museum Purchase

 

10. Ashtray, Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, NV Advertising Famous "Atomic" Slot Machines

Museum Purchase

 

11. Matchbook, Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, NV Advertising Famous "Atomic" Slot Machines

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

12. Mushroom Cloud Paperweight

Donated by Barbara Pierce, Las Vegas, NV

 

13. Drinking Glass "U.S. Atomic Test Center, Nevada"

Museum Purchase

 

14. Atomic Bank Coin Collector

Museum Purchase

 

15. Atomic Fireballs Container and Candy

Donated by Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

 

16. Playing Cards with Atomic Fireball Candy Advertisement

Museum Purchase

 

17. Postcard "Charlie" Tumbler-Snapper Series

April 22, 1952 Donated by Dr. Steve Behrends Boston, MA

 

18. Booklet "Atomic Energy--Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series," 1983

Donated by Nick Aquilling Las Vegas, NV

 

19. Boy Scout "Golden Spread-Fifth Seminar Atomic Energy Merit Badges, 1977

Museum Purchase

 

20. Baseball Cap with Boy Scout Atomic Energy Merit Badge, 1989

Donated by Lorette Helling Las Vegas, NV

 

21. Razor Blades Atomic Blade Company

Museum Purchase

 

22. Wooden Matchbook with Atomic Bar Logo

Museum Purchase

 

23. “Atomic" Gas Lantern Wicks

Museum Purchase

 

24. Wine Bottle Cork Topped With Model of "Pat Man" Bomb

Donated by Lorette Helling

 

25. Lionel Model Train with Atomic Energy Commission Fission Control Trailers, 1996

Museum Purchase

 

26. First Day Cover 1907 Arrows to Atoms 1967 50th Anniversary of Oklahoma Statehood

On loan from the Smithsonian Institution

 

27. First Day Cover 1903-1952 Honoring Senator Brien McMahon

On loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum

 

28. Three Cent Postage Stamps "Atoms for Peace"

Donated by Barbara Yoerg, Las Vegas, NV

 

29. Atomic Repeating Paper Caps (for toy cap guns)

Museum Purchase

 

30. Kix Cereal Box Advertising Kix Atomic Bomb Ring. 19461 (Largest response to a cereal giveaway)

Museum Purchase

 

31. Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring Advertised on Kix Cereal Box, 1947

Museum Purchase

 

32. Bottle Cap "1945-First Atomic: Bomb Used in World War

Dropped on Hiroshima by the United States" Cap went with a pint milk bottle distributed with school lunches

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

33. DC Comic Book "Superboy #115" September 1964

Museum Purchase

 

34. Book "Atomic Cocktails Mixed Drinks for Modern Times" Karen Brooks, 1998

Museum Purchase

 

35. Book "Our Friend the Atom" Walt Disney, 1956

Museum Purchase

 

36. Comic Book "Li'l Abner: Operation Survival," 1957

Museum Purchase

 

37. "Wildcat Echo" 1953 Las Vegas High School Yearbook Donated by Clinton B. Webb, Los Alamos, NM

 

38. Las Vegas Postcard Featuring the Pioneer Club with Mushroom Cloud, 1950s

Donated by Robert Friedrichs Las Vegas, NV

 

39. Las Vegas Postcard Featuring the Convention Center with Mushroom Cloud, 1990s

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

40. Book "The Atomic Age Opens" edited by Gerald Wendt and Donald Porter Geddes, November 1945

Museum Purchase

 

41. Book "Thomas Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster" Victor Appleton II, 1954

Museum Purchase

 

42. Las Vegas Postcard Featuring the Desert Inn with Mushroom Cloud, 1990s

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

43. Life Magazine "Atomic Explosion" February 27, 1950

Donated by Darwin Morgan, Las Vegas, NV

 

44. Life Magazine "The Awesome Fireball" April 19, 1954

Donated by Darwin Morgan, Las Vegas, NV

 

45. Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab Chemistry Set, 1950s

Museum Purchase

 

46. Record "Atomic Cafe" Soundtrack, 1980s

Donated by Robert Friedrichs Las Vegas NV

 

47. Sheet Music "The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be"

Tom Lehrer, 1953

Donated by Nick Aquilina, Las Vegas, NV

 

48. Music CD "Let It Go" Slav Simanic with 1951 Atmospheric Test Cover Art, 2002

Donated by LaTomya Glass, Las Vegas, NV

 

49. Flyer for Las Vegas Hip Hop Club, "The Bomb"

Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

50. Record "Songs by Tom Lehrer" Tom Lehrer

In Memory of Robbie Robertson, Donated by Robert Friedrichs, Las Vegas, NV

 

51. Civil Defense Helmet

Museum Purchase

 

52. Civil Defense First-Aid Kit

Museum Purchase

 

53. Booklet "Atomic Test Effects in the Nevada Test Site Region, January 1955"

Donated by Darwin Morgan, Las Vegas, NV

 

54. Booklet "Survival Under Nuclear Attack" Civil Defense Office, 1950

Museum Purchase

 

55. Civil Defense Information Cards Distributed by the Clark County Civil Defense Agency, 1955 Donated by William Gray Johnson, Las Vegas, NV

 

56. Booklet "Civil Defense Instruction Manual," 1958 Donated by Linda Elder, Las Vegas, NV

 

57. Tin Cans of "Emergency Drinking Water"

Museum Purchase

 

58. Civil Defense All-Purpose Survival Crackers, 1962

Museum Purchase

 

59. Spanish Booklet "Durante la Emergencia" Department of Defense, 1968

Museum Purchase

 

60. Booklet "What You Should Know About Nuclear Preparedness" Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1983

Museum Purchase

 

61. Civil Defense Emergency Medical Tags

Museum Purchase

 

62. Booklet "Fallout Protection What To Know and Do About Nuclear Attack" Department of Defense, 1961

Museum Purchase

 

63. Booklet "Defense Against Radioactive Fallout on the Farm" U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1964 Museum Purchase

 

64. Civil Defense Armbands

Museum Purchase

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