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[V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s] (Item)
[V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s]
Film footage of V-2 rocket launch tests at Peenemunde Airfield, Germany, circa early 1940s. The footage is comprised of short clips of rocket tests, showing rockets being prepared for launch, the launches themselves, and inspections of the impact sites. At 00:03:31, several burned aircraft are shown, including a Heinkel He 111 bomber, apparently damaged by a rocket's impact. At 00:04:45, a rocket…
[Model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado), circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)
[Model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado), circa 1950s-1960s]
Film footage of model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado), produced by Model Missiles, Inc., circa 1950s-1960s. The footage is comprised of short scenes of model rockets being prepped and launched via launch rods, perhaps filmed for demonstration purposes or for a commercial. Del Hitch, dressed in a Model Missiles jumpsuit, demonstrates the various steps of a rocket launch,…
[Estes model rocket engine demonstration, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)
[Estes model rocket engine demonstration, circa 1950s-1960s]
Film footage of Estes model rocket engine demonstration, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage features several clips from multiple angles, some in slow-motion, demonstrating the thrust capabilities of Estes-brand model rocket engines. National Association of Rocketry official Jim Kukowsi appears in a few scenes. The footage is in color and is silent. Label on container: "National Association of…
[Two boys with model rockets and award ribbons] (Item)
[Two boys with model rockets and award ribbons]
Photograph of two unidentified boys posing with their model rockets during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959. Both boys have several award ribbons pinned to their jackets.Stamped in margin: "59."
[Boy with model rocket] (Item)
[Boy with model rocket]
Photograph of a boy holding a model rocket during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959. Note that the stamped date in the margin (Feb. 60) is incorrect.Stamped in margin: "Feb 60."
[Man holding model rocket] (Item)
[Man holding model rocket]
Photograph of an unidentified man holding a model rocket during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959. Stamped in margin: "59."
[Dan Oberhausen with model rocket] (Item)
[Dan Oberhausen with model rocket]
Photograph of Dan Oberhausen holding a model rocket during the Third National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-3), Denver, Colorado, 1961.
[Boy with model rocket] (Item)
[Boy with model rocket]
Photograph of a boy holding a model rocket, Denver, Colorado, 1959. Note that the stamped date in the margin (Feb. 60) is incorrect.Stamped in margin: "Feb 60."
[Men and boys watching model rocket in flight] (Item)
[Men and boys watching model rocket in flight]
Photograph of a group of men and boys watching a model rocket in flight during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959. Stamped on verso: "Photo by G. Harry Stine, [address in Phoenix, Arizona]. Date: [blank]. Neg. No.: [blank]." Inscription on verso: "Photo #3. HT9-1 Rocketeer. 53%. 60. 17-145. R-23 3/4. F-42 29. 60. [illegible] 62 61 62."
[Three men watching model rocket launch] (Item)
[Three men watching model rocket launch]
Photograph of three men watching a model rocket launch during the First National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-1), Denver, Colorado, 1959.Stamped in margin: "59."Inscription on verso: "Return to Stine. #5."