Launch of the Lockheed X-17, ca.1960

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Photograph of launch of the Lockheed X-17, ca.1960. At center, the large, slender rocket is visible launching erect. The lightly-colored rocket is cylindrical in form, but the thickness of its body continually decreases as it stretches upwards. Near the center of the rocket's body, a small device is seen emitting plumes of smoke on either side of the rocket. To the right of the rocket, a tall pole is seen nearly the same length as the rocket. A large single wire connects the rocket to the pole, and several other wires can be seen extending from the pole to the ground below. In the foreground below the rocket, a fence is barely visible. In the foreground and background, huge clouds of smoke enshroud the bottom of the rocket.; Photoprint reads: "High flying Lockheed X-17 blasts off on its journey into the ionosphere as spin rockets on its side give it a stabilizing twirl. The spin rockets, shown emitting plumes of smoke, will drop from huge bird a few seconds after launch. U.S. Department of Defense stated X-17 has reached highest speed ever achieved by an instrumented vehicle. The research missiles are fired from Florida test base to probe the heat barrier which would be encountered by long range missiles re-entering earths atmosphere from space".

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Title Launch of the Lockheed X-17, ca.1960

Subject Aeronautics, Military (lcsh), Jet planes (lcsh), Lockheed Aviation Corporation (subject), military areas (adlf), Transportation -- Air -- Military -- Rocket engines (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1960

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 1960

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-m13329

Identifier 43561 (accession number), CHS-43561 (call number), CHS-43561 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12832 (legacy record id), chs-m13329 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13482 (legacy record id), 84-1-1632 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12832

Unique identifier UC135496

Legacy Identifier CHS-43561.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.4 in × 20.6 in at 300dpi
41.8 cm × 52.3 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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