Ed Westcott, right, was the only official photographer in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project in World War II, a top-secret project to build the world’s first atomic bomb. Westcott is pictured above with D. Ray Smith, Y-12 National Security Complex historian and newspaper history columnist. (Photo courtesy D. Ray Smith)
The Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association will host a presentation on growing up in Oak Ridge on Thursday, July 7.
“Join us and reminisce on how it was growing up in the Secret City through photographs from renowned Manhattan Project photographer Ed Westcott,” a press release said. “Don and Emily Hunnicutt will be the speakers.”
The “Growing Up in Oak Ridge” presentation is at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Midtown Community Center (Wildcat Den) at 102 Robertsville Road. [Read more…]
