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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
Image
Creation Date
1-1-1939
Date Information
1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned at the National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland.
Description
Two jumpers in gear stand next to Harold C. King in front of a Stinson Reliant aircraft. The jumpers are wearing their jumpsuit, the helmet with mask, and the main and emergency parachutes. The photograph was taken during smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
King, Harold C.; Stinson Aircraft Corporation Reliant; jump suit; parachutes
