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
10-1-1939
Date Information
October 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 is beginning to open. This photograph was taken during smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939. The caption reads "Okanogan National Forest - The jumper is just receiving the opening shock, and the canopy is drawn together by the elasticity of the shroud lines and canopy." This image is a mounted print used for reference by the National Archives.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
canopy; exit; deployment
