Tooele Army Depot photograph collection, circa 1945-1967
Table of Contents
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
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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
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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 Description
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 Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: 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
Dates: compiled in February 15, 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Tooele Army Depot, panorama
- 1: Tooele Army Depot, panorama
Container: Box 2
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Explosives, Military
Geographical Names
- Tooele Army Depot (Utah)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1950-1959
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