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Source
National Archives and Records Administration (RG 95-GP-4911, Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History).
Document Type
Article
Creation Date
1939
Date Information
1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned at the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland.
Description
A jumper models the back of an early one-piece jump suit holding a let down rope in one hand and a parachute in the other. The suit has a high collar and a United States Forest Service logo on the back. This is part of smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
one-piece jump suit; main parachute; rope; collar
