Bikini, aboard USS Sumner: Commander Bernhart, Judah, islanders, and crew gathered for a motion picture screening

Bikini, aboard USS Sumner: Commander Bernhart, Judah, islanders, and crew gathered for a motion picture screening
  • s-685
  • Photograph
  • 1946
  • aboard USS Sumner
    [JUDA's 1st
    motion picture]
    Informal group portrait aboard the USS Sumner during Operation Crossroads, 1946. Commander Harold J. Bernhart, U.S. Navy, stands front right with island chief Judah positioned at the center alongside several other Bikini islanders. Navy crew members, both officers and enlisted men, surround them in relaxed poses. The group appears assembled to watch Judah’s first motion picture, reflecting a rare social interaction between the relocated islanders and the naval personnel preparing for the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll.