In June 2011, I discovered that the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mercury Core Library and Data Center in Henderson, NV stores ‘pre’ and ‘post’ detonation photographs of many nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Research at the National Archives, Pathway to Peace Exhibit
Looking through the declassified military files entitled ‘General Records Relating to Disarmament, compiled 1948–1962,’ I came upon two interesting exhibition projects. There were two folders dedicated to the ‘Pathway for Peace’ exhibit, which, from what I could tell, was a presentation to the United Nations (given by the U.S.). Continue reading
Research at the National Archives, Nuclear Detonations and Craters
These images represent just a fraction of the photographs housed at the Archives. Documentation of nuclear testing activity is stored in multiple collections. I poured through the Records of the Department of Energy, the Records of the Defense Nuclear Agency, and the Records of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Continue reading
Research at the National Archives, Mannequins and Real People
The more I search for details on the mannequins the more the realities begin to blur. Coordinated operations, in which mannequins were carefully dressed and “typical” (conforming to white middle-class notions) social and domestic scenes were staged, began as isolated test scenarios at the Nevada Test Site in 1953. Continue reading
Research at the National Archives, Annie Test Mannequins
Sometimes I find it hard to tell who is alive and who is a mannequin
I have been doing research at the National Archives facility in College Park, MD for the last three days. Thank you to my mother, Millie Riley, who is helping me. Continue reading
Project Featured at Remaking Research Symposium
I just returned from presenting my work and research on ‘The Evolution of Silence’ at ‘Remaking Research: Emerging Research Practices in Art and Design.’ I was invited to present under the theme ‘The Political Economies of Research’ in the ‘Featured Research Projects’ section. Continue reading