Launch of the Intercontinental Northrop Snark SM-62, showing object in flight, ca.1960

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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".

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Title Launch of the Intercontinental Northrop Snark SM-62, showing object in flight, ca.1960

Subject Aeronautics, Military (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Jet planes (lcsh), Northrop Aviation Corporation (subject), 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-m13327

Identifier 43559 (accession number), CHS-43559 (call number), CHS-43559 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12830 (legacy record id), chs-m13327 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13480 (legacy record id), 84-1-1629 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12830

Unique identifier UC135520

Legacy Identifier CHS-43559.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.2 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 41.2 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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