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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Cape Canaveral
State: Florida (FL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info. TECH. Service
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
16/03/1998
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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