Civil Aeronautics Administration testing for crash-resistant fuel cells, ca.1950

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Photograph of the Civil Aeronautics Administration testing for crash-resistant fuel cells, ca.1950. In a dramatic test for crash-resistant fuel cells for commercial airplanes, a tank is catapulted seventy miles an hour against sand bags and steel at left. The latter was conducted in demonstration by the Civil Aeronautics Administration at Indianapolis. The objective of the tests is to find an airplane fuel tank that will not rupture and cause destructive fires after those crashes in which their passengers would normally be expected to survive. Unites States Rubber Co. has been cooperating with the CAA for nearly six years in the project, supplying many materials and flexible bladder-type cells of nylon and rubber which resist rupture.

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Title Civil Aeronautics Administration testing for crash-resistant fuel cells, ca.1950

Subject Airplanes (lcsh), Civil Aeronautics Administration (subject), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies (file heading), Rubber industry and trade (lcsh), United States Rubber Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Indiana (states), Indianapolis (city or populated place), Marion (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1950

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1950

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12524

Identifier 41206 (accession number), CHS-41206 (call number), CHS-41206 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12002 (legacy record id), chs-m12524 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12679 (legacy record id), 84-1-1305 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12002

Unique identifier UC131519

Legacy Identifier CHS-41206.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 21.2 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
54.0 cm × 41.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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