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  1. Dec 9, 2020, 11:52 AM #1
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    1945 atom bomb containment vessel - photos

    Jumbo, the containment vessel for the atom bomb. Built by Eichleay Engineering Corporation:
    Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...l_fullsize.jpg


    With the workers who built it:
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    The tower built to test the vessel:
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    Being moved to the Trinity site:
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