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Title: Chuck Parkman Missile Silo
Dates: 1964-1966
Collection Number: 2009-P-029
Quantity: 32 images
Abstract: Digital scans of black and white photographs of Chuck Parkman and others constructing missile silos K, L, M, N, and O. Most of the photographs have Mr. Parkman's identifying system written on the left side of the photograph. His classification follows: L-16 – steel beams with primer cord to simulate one third the strength of a bomb blast to see what damage it would do to a missile; O-24 to 45 – dug twenty seven feet down, built capsule, poured outer wall where they put computers – the round part is the generator for firing a missile; N-33 - cap for top – also excavated a pit twenty seven feet deep here; O-46 – liner they put in when the hole was too wet to auger lower the cylinder (the inside of the silo); L-16 – cherry picker putting pump in hole to pump water out of hole; O-43 – rain and snow caved site in; and O-46 silo – dug down until they found shale.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired the collection from Barbara Chuck Parkman in September 2009.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
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PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
2009-P-029-0001 Location of Missile Alert Facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0002 Vehicles outside military facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0003 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0004 Chuck Parkman at work on missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0005 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0006 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0007 Cats outside shed 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0008 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/01
2009-P-029-0009 Missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/01
2009-P-029-0010 Launch control center capsules at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/01
2009-P-029-0011 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/01
2009-P-029-0012 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/01
2009-P-029-0013 Missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0014 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0015 Missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0016 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0017 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0018 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0019 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/07
2009-P-029-0020 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964-1966
2009-P-029-0021 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0022 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0023 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0024 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0025 Construction of launch control capsule at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0026 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0027 Construction at missile alert facility Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0028 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0029 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0030 Launch control capsule parts to be installed at a missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0031 Construction at missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1964/12/09
2009-P-029-0032 Missile alert facility, Griggs County (ND) 1966/10/00
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