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[Model rocket launches at Green Mountain Proving Ground (Colorado), circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

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,…

[Al Kirchner and Jaroslav Broz with model rockets] (Item)

Photograph of Al Kirchner (left) and Jaroslav Broz (right) holding model rockets at the Ninth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-9), Mankato, Minnesota, 1967. Kirchner's rocket is modeled after the Little Joe II and Broz's rocket is an Estes Saturn IB.Stamped on verso: "2368."

[Estes model rocket engine demonstration, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

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…

[Edward LaCroix and unidentified man preparing model rocket] (Item)

Photograph of Edward LaCroix and an unidentified man preparing a model rocket for launch during the Fourteenth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-14), Seattle, Washington, 1972. Their rocket is modeled on a Nike Smoke sounding rocket. Stamped on verso: "676C. Photo by G. Harry Stine, [address in New Canaan, Connecticut]. Date: Aug 11, 1972. Neg. No.: 28-104."

[Don Larson with model rocket] (Item)

Photograph of Don Larson posing with a model rocket during the Fourteenth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-14), Seattle, Washington, 1972. The rocket is modeled after a Nike-Tomahawk sounding rocket. Stamped on verso: "676C. Photo by G. Harry Stine, [address in New Canaan, Connecticut]. Date: Aug 11, 1972. Neg. No.: 28-106."

[John Essman with model rockets] (Item)

Photograph of John Essman with his model rockets at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rockets are modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, the North American X-15 aircraft, a German V-2 missile, and a GAR-1D Falcon missile.

John Belkewitch, Jr. with model rocket] (Item)

Photograph of John Belkewitch, Jr. with his model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle.

[Greg McBride readying model rocket] (Item)

Photograph of Greg McBride readying a model rocket during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Titan 1.

[Five model rockets on launch rods] (Item)

Photograph of five model rockets on launch rods at the Ninth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-9), Mankato, Minnesota, 1967. The rockets are modeled after the Shotput (left), the Redstone Jupiter-C (second from left and far right), the Arcas (center), and the Thor-Delta DSV-3E (second from right).Stamped on verso: "Aug 17 1967."

[Boy prepping model rocket for launch] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified boy prepping a model rocket for launch at the Tenth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-10), Wallops Island, Virginia, 1968. The rocket is modeled after a Black Brant IV sounding rocket.Stamped on verso: "Photo by G. Harry Stine, [address in New Canaan, Connecticut). Date: [blank]. Neg. No.: N-10-120."

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