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Rocket fuel tank being welded for Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, April 3, 1958
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Rocket fuel tank being welded for Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, April 3, 1958
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Description
Photograph of a rocket fuel tank being welded for Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, April 3, 1958. The massive steel tank is at center and is being welded by a man on a stepladder at left. The man is wearing overalls and a facemask. The tank is housed in a large hangar, and the steel roof supports can be seen overhead.; A "Battleship" tank for use as a reservoir for fuel in rocket engine systems is pictured getting its final welding. The tank is 45 feet long, has a diameter of almost eight feet, and a capacity of 9,300 gallons. Empty, the tank weighs 31,000 pounds, and is made entirely of types 321 and 347 stainless steel supplied by Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA. The tank was made for Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviation, Inc, Canoga Park, California, by Standard Steel Corporation of Los Angeles. When in use the tank will feed fuels to Rocket Engine Systems in development tests.
Asset Metadata
Title
Rocket fuel tank being welded for Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, April 3, 1958
Subject
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Aerospace
(file heading),
Rocketdyne
(subject),
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Fuel tanks
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Canoga Park
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1958-04-03
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
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
1958-04-03
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-m8487
Identifier
33311 (
accession number
), CHS-33311 (
call number
), CHS-33311 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-8803 (
legacy record id
), chs-m8487 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-8622 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1311 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
8803
Unique identifier
UC138466
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33311.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.5 in × 10.3 in at 300dpi
34.4 cm × 26.1 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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