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Senator Henry M. Jackson posing with Washington State soldiers while attending the Armed Forces Day Banquet festivities at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, May 15, 1959
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| Title | Senator Henry M. Jackson posing with Washington State soldiers while attending the Armed Forces Day Banquet festivities at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, May 15, 1959 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1959 |
| Notes | Note filed with photograph: Huntsville, Ala. --- Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington State, Armed Forces Day speaker at Huntsville, Ala., poses in a large 'W' with 25 soldiers from Washington who are stationed at the Army's Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville. In the background is a full scale replica of Explorer I, the Free World's first scientific earth satellite, which was launched by the Army. Redstone Arsenal is the headquarters of the Army Ordnance Missile Command, which is responsible for the Army's rocket and space activities. On Friday, May 15, Sen. Jackson toured one of the Missile Command elements, the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, the organization which launched the Explorer satellites and the Pioneer III and IV space probes. Pioneer IV was the Free World's first satellite of the sun. (Identification of soldiers follows) |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Legislators--United States; Soldiers--United States--Alabama--Redstone Arsenal; Artificial satellites; Models |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alabama--Redstone Arsenal |
| Digital Collection | Henry M. Jackson Collection
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| Order Number | HMJ0505 |
| 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 3/68 |
| 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. |
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