SAO Testing Fabric

ID: 38154-A or MAH-38154A

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1940-1945

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder: 5

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Summary

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) tested fabrics for the War Department during World War II at the Miami Solar Station, Miami, Florida.

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are other pictures of SAO projects in Miami in 7005/187/5

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder: 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1940-1945

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Observatories
  • WW II
  • Landscapes
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • Textiles
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Textile fabrics

Place

  • Miami (Fla.)
  • Florida

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

38154-A or MAH-38154A

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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