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[Vern Estes holding Estes Cineroc model rocket]

Photograph of Vern Estes holding an Estes Cineroc model rocket during the Fourteenth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-14), Seattle, Washington, 1972. Stamped on verso: "675R. Photo by G. Harry Stine, [address in New Canaan,…

[People on stage]

Photograph of people on a stage during the Tenth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-10), Wallops Island, Virginia, 1968. Identified individuals on the stage include: Dr. Ellsworth Beech (far left), Les Butterworth (second from left),…

[Vern Estes with Estes Saturn 1B model rocket]

Photograph of Vern Estes with his newly-developed Estes Saturn 1B model rocket at the Ninth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-9), Mankato, Minnesota, 1967. Stamped on verso: "2388."

[Vern Estes inspecting model rocket]

Photograph of Vern Estes (center, seated) inspecting a model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

[Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and unidentified man at NARAM-5]

Photograph of (from left to right) Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and an unidentified man at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

[Manning Butterworth, Brent Norlem, Bill Simon, and Vern Estes with wind tunnel display]

Photograph of (from left to right) Manning Butterworth, Brent Norlem, Bill Simon, and Vern Estes at the Estes Industries wind tunnel display during Fourth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-4), United States Air Force Academy,…

[Vern Estes and participants preparing launch rods]

Photograph of Vern Estes (on right, in white shirt) and three participants preparing launch rods during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959.