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| Title | Senator Henry M. Jackson sitting at the controls of the nuclear submarine, the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON off the coast of New England, 1960 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1960 |
| Notes | Note filed with folder: Senator Henry M. Jackson (D., Wash.) is at the controls of America's first Polaris-firing nuclear submarine, the George Washington, off the coast of New England last Saturday... Jackson, who has been a foremost advocate of the Polaris submarine fleet, and other members of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy were given a demonstration cruise of the George Washington, during which dummy missiles were fired both while the submarine was surfaced and submerged... |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Legislators--United States; Submarines--United States |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983; USS George Washington (Submarine) |
| Location Depicted | Atlantic Ocean |
| Digital Collection | Henry M. Jackson Collection
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| Order Number | HMJ0563 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 5/62 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b/w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
