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Nuclear Weapons of the Atomic AgeW-136%u2014A View of the Power House in one of the Process Areas, Oak Ridge, Tenn. %u201cCity of the Atomic Bomb%u201dGenuine Curteich-Chicago %u201cC.T. Art-Colortone%u201d Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)W-121%u2014 A View of one of the Process Buildings and Cooling Towers in the Foreground, Clinton Engineer Works, Oak Ridge, Tenn., %u201cCity of the Atomic Bomb%u201dLocated 18 miles west of Knoxville, grew from nothing to the fifth largest city in Tennessee during World War II with a population of nearly 75,000. Now one of America%u2019s historic cities, it will ever remain associated with the greatest secret project of World War II. The Clinton Engineer Works, of which Oak Ridge is a part, covers a huge Government Reservation of 59,000 acres. The plants where raw material is separated by different methods, include more than 425 buildings.Genuine Curteich-Chicago %u201cC.T. Art-Colortone%u201d Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)