File:Exploding whale (screengrab).jpg

Screen grab of a frame of footage of the exploding whale, taken by KATU Channel 2 Doug Brazil on November 12, 1970

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34 (2:00 minutes in)