@conelrad6401240.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @lindseyafreeman.bsky.social So not just school desks!

History does repeat itself...at CBS.

Copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal Nixon gave to Groves, Conant and V. Bush in 1975. Set in acrylic designed by Charles Caldwell/ORNL. I've never seen one and info was hard to find. Anyone know what the copies were for? @wellerstein.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social

A paperweight with what appears to be a copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal presented in 1975 and designed by Charles Caldwell of ORNL.

My trinitite is 80 years old today. ☢️ The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico-code named Trinity.

Issued in 1945 this Society of Medalists medal appears to be needed 80 years on.

Red trillium and dogwoods Spring has arrived in Tennessee!

When local news goes bad. I believe the word you are looking for is PENTAGON!

Amazing stupidity here. 🙄 Enola Gay was Tibbets' mother. Stupid!!! apnews.com/article/dei-...

Enjoyed sharing the history of the Palace Theatre with the Cumberland Co. Center for Lifelong Learning program today. An important part of downtown Crossville history.

Motley the tortie checking out the shelf, games and books.

The Civil Defense eye is watching out for trouble! ☢️

An original water color painting by Russell Colley the engineer who built Wiley Post's first pressure suit designed aircraft anti-icing boots and the Mercury space suits. He was a founding member of the WPA, Whiskey Painters of America. A thrift store find.

A favorite early Billy Joel number. 🎹 youtu.be/Pj05s_Pzz88?...

Anna Belle O'brien and Jimmy Carter. Photo found in thrift store. Anna Belle was a longtime Tennessee State Senator from Cumberland Co. The other two ladies are US Rep. Marilyn Lloyd next to Anna Belle and Jane Eskind Public Service Comm. next to Jimmy Carter.

A very Merry Christmas to all. 🎄

I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams...

1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters. She's fighting back.

The 1938 Art Moderne Palace Theatre in Crossville TN decorated for the holidays a couple years ago.

A real photo postcard of little Oak Ridge flattops from the Manhattan Project, now long gone. A Cline photo from 1949 when the city opened the gates. Not sure the location.

It was 82 years ago today, December 2, 1942 that CP-1 went critical on the campus of the University of Chicago.

Back in the days of film cameras and processing in the darkroom. Keep the door closed or all the dark leaks out! 📷

An interesting article about "earth poisoning" from an Oppenheimer interview in a Sept 13, 1945 Minneapolis Tribune. (eBay listing photos) @casillic.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social

This was a newspaper insert ad for the #1968WorldSeries put out by Hudson's Dept. Store. #DetroitTigers #Cardinals I found in a stack of a Detroit papers from then.

Fall colors above Sparta Tn.

I propose this song as the new American National Anthem. Seems appropriate... (Aren't the Cluster Pluckers great?!) youtu.be/ZLPUBlZvEnE?...

Crossville, Tennessee Population: 17,825 Photos from Google Places API Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossville,_Tennessee

A nifty little high quality German camera that uses 110 instamatic film. This one was owned by Dr. Fritz Meuller, a German rocket scientist of Paperclip. Mueller did the gryoscopic inertial guidance systems to get man to the moon. Plan to try it out. @casillic.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social

"With one million new accounts added since the U.S. elections, Bluesky has solidified itself as an option for people looking to change their social media service."

A pink sky and Venus this evening. Wow!

I got some WWII memorabilia at a yard sale including this mimeo news for service passengers returning from Europe on the Queen Mary. Fascinating and includes a couple atom bomb references. @casillic.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social

Katy's Kitchen is a fascinating tidbit of #OakRidge history. #Y-12 I got to visit once in the early 70s on a high school field trip when it was an environmental lab. The cook book is an interesting idea. @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @casillic.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social One image below.

😔 youtu.be/UUnIDTEwxWo?...

If you're concerned about a nuclear attack, take up golf... There's always a bunker nearby.. 😉😲

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #683,041! Look at me being an early adopter. Thanks for the invite @casillic.bsky.social

Reading about the Smoky Mountain peak name change to Kuwohi I stumbled across info about a B-29 crash in 1946. 😲 www.knoxtntoday.com/tragedy-on-a... @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social @casillic.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social

Axel is a pretty good size cat and I told her she could not fit in the small box. She proved me wrong! 😲 A regular size Pop came in it. @nuclearanthro.bsky.social

I turned 18 that summer. It was a crazy time. Once upon a time (50 years ago) the GOP actually believed in law & order and country over power/party. That appears to be no longer the case. These items are from my archives @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @casillic.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social

Who wants some ☢️ juice? Uranium glass is fun. @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @casillic.bsky.social #Uranium #radioactive

A bit of iconic atomic pizza for lunch in Oak Ridge TN today. Big Ed's!

Not something you see everyday. From a FB post. Minot AFB missle coffee table. @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @casillic.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social

Unusual Savannah Georgia location.

Evening Crossville TN "skyline" from a few years ago. 📷

Songwriters/performers extraordinaire ❤️ youtu.be/v-W765pC9N4?...

Long lost... youtu.be/XW5twmpGf-8?...

Photos of the ORNL Graphite Reactor and control room.from a few years ago. Sadly the public can't see this currently due to work at the lab removing other structures.

A fascinating lapel pin. Initially I was unsure what was going on, but when I figured out it was a Pilgrim hat I knew it was memorabilia from Pilgrim Nuclear plant. As a descendant of a Mayflower passenger who was a hatter, I snagged it! #Nuclear #Pilgrim #Mayflower

AMEN! youtu.be/XHTxe-AMI-I?...

You can't make this stuff up. Holy 💩!