[V-2 rocket being hoisted into place at White Sands Proving Grounds]

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Identifier2013-09-17_image_219SourceThe G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection (2013-09-17), Box 53, Folder 5Series2013-09-17, Series IIICreatorUnited States. ArmyDescriptionPhotograph of a V-2 rocket being hoisted into place at White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico, May 10, 1946.

Stamped on verso: "SC 239109. V-2 Rocket Test White Sands Proving Grounds (#7). In conjunction with the firing of the V-2 Rocket at White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico, May 10, 1946, by U. S. Army Ordnance personnel many steps were necessary in assembling and placing the missile for the test. Here, the rocket is hoisted into place on a four foot platform with the aid of Mieller wagon. It was transported six and a half miles from base camp to the technical area where the test took place."

Stamped on verso: "Please credit U.S. Army Photograph. Publication of this photograph is not authorized unless approved for release by a Public Information office at any Army Activity or Installation and so noted hereon. Its use in Commercial Advertisement must be approved by the Public Information Division, office of the Chief of Information, Department of the Army, The Pentagon Washington 25, D.C. Received Jun. 26, 1969."

Inscription on verso: "V-2 #3."Creation Date1946-05-10SubjectV-2 rocketWhite Sands Test Facility (N.M.)United States. ArmyRockets (Ordnance)PlaceNew MexicoUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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