Sandia Laboratories
Dateca. 1955
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.3 × 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.015
DescriptionAn employee of Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, operates a 300-foot drop tower to test the effects of shock on machine components, and the ability of those components to operate after the shock. The man stands on top of the staircase leading to the rope and pulley that is attached to the drop tower itself.On View
Not on viewTerms
Locale
September 1968
Basil K. "Bill" Laskar (April 18, 1921, Chicago, IL - January 13, 2007, Albuquerque, NM)
ca. 1940
ca. 1940
