Try Out 104-Man Life Raft-The three men in a tub of Mother Goose fame had little on these Wright Field Gls. Total of 104 of them test out the 104-man life raft developed by the Army Air Forces in event of a major marine disaster. The raft is 38 feet in circumference and weighs only 79 pounds.

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Title:
Try Out 104-Man Life Raft-The three men in a tub of Mother Goose fame had little on these Wright Field Gls. Total of 104 of them test out the 104-man life raft developed by the Army Air Forces in event of a major marine disaster. The raft is 38 feet in circumference and weighs only 79 pounds.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Life Rafts
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. June 1946]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Lifeboats
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 209 x 244 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p554bx33z
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001415_0005
Barcode:
39999088103591