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Photo Gallery 1951 - 1968

Images selected from Prof. Van Allen's collection, 1951 - 1968. 

(Credit line for use of these images should include: Courtesy of University of Iowa James A. Van Allen Collection)

1951-1952

1951_1-68_Iowa_PhysicsFaculty
VanAllen_IowaBalloon
1952_1-18_Rockoon_OldCap
1952a_1-16_BalloonLaunch_Iowa
1952a_1-17_BalloonLaunches_Iowa
1952r_1-14_RockoonPrepOnShip
1952r 1-15 Rockoon Payload_Ship
1952r_1-6_USCG_ship_ Greenland
1952r 1-665 RockoonPrep ship
1952rr_1-1357_Rockoon_USCG_Greenland
1952t_1-1302_Rockoon_Crew_USCG
1952tt_1-19_JVanAllenAge40s

1953-1957

1953r_1-10_RockoonLaunch_ship
1953_1-31_DeaconRockoon
1952_1-4_IowaPhysicsGroup
1955_1-20_Rockoons_IowaLab
1957_1-1347_VanAllen_at_work_bench
1957_1-29_RockoonPrep_Antarctic
1957_1-30A-BalloonPackage
1957_1-38_DeaconRockoon
1952_1-4_IowaPhysicsGroup
1957_1-890_RockoonLaunch_ship
1957_1-892_RockoonBalloon_LowerHalf

1958

1958_1-901_Explorer1_brochure_pg1
1958_1-901_Explorer1_brochure_pg2
1958b_1-49_Explorer1Models
1958_1-44_Explorer1_Celebration
1958c_1-51_Explorer3
1958c_1-54_Explorer3_Recorder
1958dd_1-46_ReviewExplorer1Data
1958e_1-50_Cronkite_VanAllen
1958f_1-58_Explorer4_Staff
Moment of Discovery Painting
1958y_1-924_IowaCollegePhysicists

1959

1959_1-56_Pioneer4_package
1959_1-57_Pioneer4_package_v2
1959_1-425_Pioneer4_Casani_VanAllen
1959_1-1352_Pioneer4_view3
1959x_1-1303_Pioneer4_launch
1959z_1-65_Iowa_SovietScientists_v1
1959z_1-1305_Iowa_SovietScientists_v2
1959z_1-1360_Iowa_SovietScientists_v3

1960-1963

1960_1-67_IowaPhysicsConf
1960s_1-1349_JamesAVanAllen
1961_1-77_Injun1
1961_1-84_Injun1_launch
1961_1-382_VanAllen_InLab
1961-1-72_Explorer4_Injun1
1962_1-101_Injun3_MachineShop
1962_1-102_Injun3
1963_1-73_Time-Life-Banquet
1963_1-107_JVanAllenOffice_v1
1963_1-109_JVanAllenOffice_v2
1963_1-110_JVanAllen_Explorer4Data

1964-1968

1964p_1-339_PhysicsBldg_March26_1964
1964q_1-341_PhysicsBldg_April20_1964
1964x_1-112_PhysicsBldg
1964y_1-114_PhysicsBldg
1965_1-117_IowaMachineShop
1965_1-145_Explorer33-IMPD
1965_1-148_OGO
1966_1-147_UIowaPhysicsMachineShop
1966_1-434_HillsObservatory_1966
1968_1-172_HawkeyeDesignReview
1968_1-390_PhysicsComputerRoom
1968_1-391_PhysicsComputerRoom
1969b_1-975_Explorer40_model_v2
1978_1-235_VanAllenDescribesJupiterRadiation

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