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Title: Polaris fired from depths
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1958
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
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Description: Photograph caption dated June 20, 1958 reads "Navy's new fleet ballistic missile Polaris geysers skyward from its ocean bottom launching pad off San Clemente Island in first press debut. Compressed gas simulated sub firing." The missile was developed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier: 00155964
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d060_f13_i30
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/129200
Subject: United States.--Navy Department
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
Men
Polaris (Missile)
Ballistic missiles--Testing
San Clemente Island (Calif.)
Pacific Ocean
Time Period: 1951-1960

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