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Civil Aeronautics Administration testing for crash-resistant fuel cells, ca.1950
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Civil Aeronautics Administration testing for crash-resistant fuel cells, ca.1950
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Description
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.
Asset Metadata
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
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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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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