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Test station at Mt. Washington. Overall view of the ice-encrusted buildings atop Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, where icing tests are made on General Electric's J-47 jet engines for the Air Force. Winds here have reached a velocity of 231 miles per hour, and the temperature a low of 46.5 degrees below zero.
General Electric Company1953
Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States
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- Title: Test station at Mt. Washington. Overall view of the ice-encrusted buildings atop Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, where icing tests are made on General Electric's J-47 jet engines for the Air Force. Winds here have reached a velocity of 231 miles per hour, and the temperature a low of 46.5 degrees below zero.
- Creator: General Electric Company
- Date Created: 1953
- Location: Sargent's Purchase - Coos County - New Hampshire
- Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
- Original Language: English
- Subject Keywords: Winter; Towers; Airplane engines; ;
- Type: Photograph
- Publisher: General Electric Company
- Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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