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Image Not Available for USS George Washington firing dummy missile, Groton, 1960
USS George Washington firing dummy missile, Groton, 1960
Image Not Available for USS George Washington firing dummy missile, Groton, 1960

USS George Washington firing dummy missile, Groton, 1960

PhotographerPhotographed by Frank Lorenzo American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by United Press International American, founded 1907
Date1960 April 9
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.

Caption: GRP040905-4/9/60-GROTON, CONN.: The atomic powered, Polaris missile submarine, George Washington, fires dummy missile, 4/9, in a geyser of water, after steaming into Long Island Sound with her newly commissioned sister ship, the Patrick Henry. The operation is part of the month long observance of the 60th anniversary of the submarine service. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.506
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