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 technicians of the Lockheed Corporation's Missile Systems Division, ca.1950. Two men stand on either side of a large rounded device on wheels. Each man wears a pair of goggles and the man at left peers into an extension of the device, at right. In the background, what appears to be a wooden set of stands can be seen. Photoprint reads: "Van Nuys, California. Lockheed Missile Systems Division technicians are shown operating co.is solar funace which is used to test head-resistance qualities of material used in missiles. The solar furnace, actually a converted 60" anti-aircraft searchlight, gathers the sun's rays and by focusing them on a small area can raise temperatures to 5500 degrees Farenheit in a few seconds. High speed cameras are attached to photograph the progress of the test as they are underway".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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