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International News Photos [Unit of the Air Force "Navy"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.32 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Cape Canaveral, Florida Type: Photograph Date: 22 May 1957 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 17.8 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy

One Wire photograph released by International News Photos datedMay 22, 1957. Shows a close up of the deck of a ship. On the side of the ship is named U.S.A.F. E-42-1835. The attached press release reports that the ship is one of six ocean range vessels to be used in testing of ballistic missiles launched from Cape Canaveral. The photo is stamped on the back with the date and International News Photos information.

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