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westcott in 2004 berkeley , california american 20 january 1922 manhattan project photography file ridge tennessee 2004.jpg : ed westcott manhattan project photogragher in oak ed westcott
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james edward westcott -lrb- born january 20 , 1922 -rrb- is a photographer who worked for the united states government in oak ridge , tennessee , during the manhattan project and the cold war .
as one of the few people permitted to have a camera in the oak ridge area during the manhattan project , he created the main visual record of the construction and operation of the oak ridge production facilities and of civilian life in the enclosed community of oak ridge .
