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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Atlas Missile Project Site Construction Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2010.0003
- Dates:
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1960-1961
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
The Atlas was the first intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) in the US nuclear arsenal. This collection consists of 120 black and white photographs showing various aspects of the construction of the Atlas missile installation at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. In addition, the collection contains three pages of drawings showing typical equipment for launcher platforms and missile silos.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 120 black and white photographs, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 inches to 8 x 10 inches, showing various aspects of the construction of the Atlas missile installation at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. All the photographs are marked with the date and some caption information. In addition, the collection contains three pages of drawings showing typical equipment for launcher platforms and missile silos.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Atlas was the first intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) in the US nuclear arsenal. Deployed beginning in August 1959, the Atlas was designed to carry a 1-megaton thermonuclear warhead to targets up to 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) away, using either radio-inertial or all-inertial guidance. The Atlas was also used as a booster to launch US manned Mercury capsules into orbit in the 1960s. In the early 1960s, an installation was built at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas as part of the Atlas Missile Project.
Major Charles William Moore, USAF, was the project manager for the Site Activation Task Force and his unit received an award for completing the construction on time and under budget.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jennifer Leigh, Gift, 2009, NASM.2010.0003
Processing Information
Arranged and described (2009) and encoded (2020) by Jessamyn Lloyd.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Atlas Missile Project Site Construction Photographs, NASM.2010.0003, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Ballistic missiles | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Atlas ICBM | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dyess Air Force Base | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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