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International News Photos [Where JBM Rocket Engines are Tested]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.31 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Sycamore Canyon, California Type: Photograph Date: 21 May 1957 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 23.3 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated May 21, 1957. Shows seven cars parked around a fully lit tower. The press release attached to the photo reports that the tower is the site for ballistic missile testing and analyzing. The photo is stamped on the back with International News Photos information.

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