Title
Preview
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
A jumper deploys his parachute above a forest. The parachute extends above and has yet to open. This photograph was taken during smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
pilot chute; deployment; canopy; shroud lines; timber jump
