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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 77000696. |
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English: These workers are standing outside the “8-Ball,” a 1-million-liter sphere used for testing static aerosols of biological agent preparations during the United States’s offensive biological warfare program. The building enclosing the 8-Ball and its supporting infrastructure were destroyed by fire in 1974. The sphere remains today as a historical monument at Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. |
| Date | circa 1968 |
| Source | Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Chapter 19, (PDF): p. 4 |
| Author | Public Affairs Office, Fort Detrick, Maryland |
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See license; public domain |
| Object location |  | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  |
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 17:32, 12 November 2008 | | 338 × 457 (46 KB) | IvoShandor | Category:Fort Detrick |
| 17:31, 12 November 2008 |  | 973 × 495 (47 KB) | IvoShandor | {{Information |Description={{en|1=These workers are standing outside the “8-Ball,” a 1-million-liter sphere used for testing static aerosols of biological agent preparations during the United States’s offensive biological warfare program. The buildi |
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