Tooele Army Depot photograph collection

Tooele Army Depot photograph collection, circa 1945-1967

Overview of the Collection

Title: Tooele Army Depot photograph collection
Dates: circa 1945-1967 (inclusive)
19451967
Quantity: .2 linear feet, (1 archives box and a panorama ) : 38 items
Collection Number: P0060
Summary: The Tooele Army Depot photograph collection contains images documenting the detonation of high explosives and the camera equipment used to photograph such explosions at the Tooele Army Depot.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photographs in this collection document the detonation of high explosives at the Tooele Army Depot and the camera equipment used to photograph it.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Tooele Army Depot, Explosives, Rotating mirror streak camera 1: Detonation of 10,000 lbs of high explosives 2: Crater formed by detonation of 10,000 lbs of high explosives 3: Facilities for casting and storing of high explosives 4: Rotating mirror framing camera and streak camera with synchronizing equipment mounted in instrument shelter 5: Interior view of rotating mirror streak camera 6: Operator shown with rotating mirror streak camera mounted in the instrument shelter at Tooele. Rotating mirror framing camera shown on right 7: View of instrument shelter with streak camera periscope open ready to photograph detonation of the charge in foreground. Periscope assembly on the left is used for the rotating mirror framing camera 8: Rotating mirror streak camera photograph showing delayed initiation of high explosives through a barrier 9: Views of Cameras 10: Storage facilities at Tooele
1	2	Tooele Army Depot, photo album prepared by the Information and Education Office 1 : Tooele Army Depot, located in Tooele Valley, Utah. The Heart of the depot complex. 2 : Deseret Depot Activity, located in the Rush Valley,17 miles south of the main area of the Tooele Army Depot 3 : Rail Shop located at Hill Air Force Base 4 : Headquarters Building 5 : Industrial Area, maintenance shops and general purpose warehouses 6 : Main Maintenance area with portion of Ammunition Area in the background 7 : Combat vehicle rebuild area 8 : Turret and artillery rebuild area 9 : Tactical vehicle rebuild area 10 : rebuilding diesel locomotives 11 : Final assembly of Nike Hercules Missile 12 : Metrology-checking voltage standing wave radio of a load 13 : Repairing small arms 14 : Engine and transmission rebuild 15 : Machine shop 16 : Warehouse storage area 17 : Dehumidified tank storage 18 : Preparing small items for shipment 19 : Shipping vehicles 20 : Ammunition workshop area, storage area in the background 21 : Ammunition (igloo) storage area 22 : Ammunition stored in the Igloo 23 : Remote controlled and barricaded TV ammunition disassembly facility 24 : Inspection of toxic filled bombs 25 : Loading bombs for shipment 26 : Demolition Range where unserviceable ammunition is destroyed 27 : Fuze [sic] Disassembly Machine, designed and build by the TEAD Ammunition Equipment Office 28 : Troops at retreat, during summer training program	compiled in February 15, 1967
2		Tooele Army Depot, panorama 1: Tooele Army Depot, panorama

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Explosives, Military

Geographical Names

Tooele Army Depot (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints--1950-1959

Archives West Finding Aid

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