Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz, director of the NCAR Advanced Study Program, uses a pneumatic jackhammer to break ground for NCAR's Max C. Fleischmann Building.
Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz, director of the NCAR Advanced Study Program, uses a pneumatic jackhammer to break ground for NCAR's Max C. Fleischmann Building.
Summary
Men wear raincoats at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) groundbreaking ceremony in Boulder, Colorado. Plastic surveyor's flagging is stretched across the foreground; evergreens and foothills are in the background.
Date
1968
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: 667.; Title from typed paper affixed to back of photoprint. At head of title: "September 5, 1968." Letterhead reads: "Public Information Office - National Center for Atmospheric Research - Boulder, Colorado 80302 - Credit : NCAR Photo."; R7100118456
Description
1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
Subject
Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Firor, John.; Haurwitz, Bernhard.; Roberts, Walter Orr.; National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Add tags for Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz, director of the NCAR Advanced Study Program, uses a pneumatic jackhammer to break ground for NCAR's Max C. Fleischmann Building.
Post a Comment for Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz, director of the NCAR Advanced Study Program, uses a pneumatic jackhammer to break ground for NCAR's Max C. Fleischmann Building.
Western History
