California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

"Battleship" tanks, which simulate the configuration of an atlas ICBM, feeding propellants to the engine being test fired, ca.1955

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"Battleship" tanks, which simulate the configuration of an atlas ICBM, feeding propellants to the engine being test fired, ca.1955

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Photograph of "Battleship" tanks, which simulate the configuration of an atlas ICBM, feeding propellants to the engine being test fired, ca.1955. In the left, a large tower can be seen exposing five platforms with staircases, pipes and a rail surrounding each one. Its highest point is formed by a cylinder-shaped machinery(?) with two circular balconies surrounding its top area. In the left, by the bottom of the tower, different tones of smoke (steam?) are being ejected from the tower's pipes and from underneath it. In the right foreground, the curve of a paved street is noticeable showing a small cabin made out of concrete; a rail delineates the street and a pipe extends along. A rocky mountainside fills in the backdrop. Photoprint reads: "Battleship" tanks, which simulate the configuration of an Atlas ICBM, feed propellants to the engine being test fired at Rocketdyne's propulsion field laboratory in the Santa Susana Mountains. Stands like the one shown are capable of withstanding one million pounds' thrust, transmitting the enormous power of the Rocketdyne liquid propellant engines deep into bedrock."

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Title "Battleship" tanks, which simulate the configuration of an atlas ICBM, feeding propellants to the engine being test fired, ca.1955

Subject Computers (lcsh), Electronics (lcsh), Engineering (lcsh), Guided missile industries (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry (lcsh), Industry -- Aerospace (file heading), North American Aviation, Incorporated (subject), Rocketdyne (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1955

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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 1955

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-m10932

Identifier 40632 (accession number), CHS-40632 (call number), CHS-40632 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18861 (legacy record id), chs-m10932 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11083 (legacy record id), 84-1-1312 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18861

Unique identifier UC136238

Legacy Identifier CHS-40632.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.4 in × 20.8 in at 300dpi
41.7 cm × 52.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Date Created 1860/1960

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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