Title
Preview
![image preview](https://dc.ewu.edu/winthrop1939/1023/preview.jpg)
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
9-30-1939
Date Information
September 1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned at the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland.
Description
A parachute hangs from a tree after a test jump that was part of smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939. The caption on the print reads "Canopy of parachute mantling tree growth in ideal landing." This is a mounted print used for reference by the National Archives.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
parachute; hang up