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Admiral Richard Byrd, Thomas Poulter, and the Snow Cruiser crew, 1939
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1939
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Photograph of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser crew (Left to right: Sargent Felix Ferranto, Dr. F. Alton Wade, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, CPO Charls Meyer, Dr. Thomas C. Poulter) in front of one of the Snow Cruiser's ten-foot-tall Goodyear tires. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's… more
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The Snow Cruiser, 1939
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1939
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Photograph of the Armor Research Foundation's Antarctic Snow Cruiser on a crowded street (location unknown) during the trip between Chicago and the Boston Army Wharf, the Snow Cruiser's departure point for Antarctica. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's third Antarctic… more
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The Snow Cruiser on the Cherry Valley Turnpike in New York, 1939
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1939
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Photograph of the Armor Research Foundation's Antarctic Snow Cruiser on the Cherry Valley Turnpike east of Cazenovia, New York, during the trip between Chicago and the Boston Army Wharf, the Snow Cruiser's departure point for Antarctica. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's… more
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Binaural research experiment, Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1946-1960
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1946 to 1960
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Photograph of an Illinois Tech student in an anechoic chamber at the Parmly Sound Laboratory. From press release attached to photograph: "Illinois Tech student, Jack Kiser, takes part in binaural hearing experiment at the Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research. Kiser is listening to two different tones in the completely silent (anechoic) chamber in order to determine their direction.… more
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Parmly Sound Laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Year:
1945
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Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed (1945) is approximate date. Address: 3322 South Dearborn Street, constructed 1944 (demolished ca. 1961). Built to house the laboratory of the Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research. From the time of its construction, this building was not intended to be a permanent structure. Formerly/Also known as: Parmly Laboratory.
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Parmly Sound Laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Year:
1950
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Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed (1950) is approximate date. Building address is 3322 South Dearborn Street, constructed 1944 (demolished ca. 1961). Built to house the laboratory of the Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research. From the time of its construction, this building was not intended to be a permanent structure. Formerly/Also known as: Parmly Laboratory.
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