Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of launch of the Intercontinental Northrop Snark SM-62, showing object in flight, ca.1960. At center, a large darkly-colored rocket in flight is visible. A long lightly-colored stripe lines the near-cylindrical body of the plane from tail to beak. Slightly above the right wing of the plane, a small lightly-colored emblem in the shape of a star can be seen. Beneath the wing, a lightly-colored, cylindrical canister is partially visible. Behind the plane to the left, large clouds of smoke can be seen. Far below the rocket in the background, a large field of unknown vegetation is visible. The description on the back of the photoprint reads: "1st U.S. intercontinental guided missile, launched from launching cradle at U.S. Air Force's missile test center at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Powered by a Pratt and Whitney J-57 jet engine".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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