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[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."
[Army officer presenting award to boy] (Item)
[Army officer presenting award to boy]
Photograph of a United States Army officer, identified as "Collier" on his nametag, presenting a boy with an award during the Second National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-2), Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1960.