[Secretary of the Interior Frederick A. Seaton (at right, boarding plane)]

Title

[Secretary of the Interior Frederick A. Seaton (at right, boarding plane)]

Reference Number

0345

Date

1957-08-19

Description

This photo was not originally captioned by Dr. Tobin. Identification has been made based on other images in this collection.

This image is one of thirty-one photos that Jack Tobin had placed in a manila folder labelled "Ronlap 1957 Insp. Trip by Sec�'y of the Interior and HICOM D. Nucker." The Secretary of the Interior referred to is Frederick A. Seaton, who served as Secretary from June 8, 1956 through January 20, 1961. The HICOM referred to is Delmas H. Nucker, who served as High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1954 through 1961. The photos themselves are not dated; however, an account published in The Micronesian Reporter (Vol. 5, issue 5. September-October 1957, p. 4) notes that Seaton arrived on Kwajalein on August 18 and traveled with Tobin, Nucker and others to Rongelap the following day. To read this account via the online Pacific Digital Library project, click here.

Spatial Coverage (Location)

Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)

25.5mm x 20.5mm

Is Part Of

"Ronlap 1957 Insp. Trip by Sec’y of the Interior and HICOM D.Nucker" file folders, Jack A. Tobin Photograph Collection