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Lot 103
Sale 5024 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Jan 31, 2019
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$300 -
500
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$625
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Lot Description
[Military History] Original photographs relating to the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
154 original silver gelatin print photographs, ca. 1958-1963. Picturing the construction and operation of BMEWS sites in Alaska, Greenland, and Yorkshire in Great Britain, and of supportive activities at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; Hampton Road Army Terminal, Norfolk, Virginia; Boston Army Terminal and a few other military installations in the U.S. Many versos of photos variously stamped: "Official Photograph," "Restricted Photograph," "Official Print," "RCA Press Release;" also includes photos which are not stamped.