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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
1-1-1939
Date Information
1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned at the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland.
Description
Glenn Smith points to the relase pin on the main parachute mounted to jumper Dick Tuttle's back. The photograph was taken as part of the smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
backpack; demonstration; rip cord; pins; Tuttle, Dick; Smith, Glenn
