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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The Steel Products Company was incorporated in 1916. In 1926 Charles Thompson was named general manager of the company and the name was changed to Thompson Products, Inc. In 1950, while working for Hughes Aircraft, Simon Ramo and Dean Wooldridge , led the development of the Falcon radar-guided missile. They grew frustrated with Howard Hughes' management, and formed the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation in September 1953, with the financial support of Thompson Products. Thompson Products and Ramo-Wooldridge merged in October 1958 to form Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc., today commonly known as TRW. Photograph caption dated May 20, 1960 reads "Modern view. Across from wooded glen which borders Chatsworth Reservoir dam, foreground, is Ramo-Wooldridge, one of Valley's major industrial developments."; See images #00144598 through #00144599 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power Industrial facilities--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Reservoirs--California--Los Angeles Water-supply--California, Southern Chatsworth Reservoir (Calif.) Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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