SSEC Historical Photographs

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Description

The Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) Historical Photographs collection includes photographs from the period 1949 to the present. They represent the Center's early atmospheric and space science research programs, instrument development, and people. Dr. Verner Edward Suomi, founder of the Center and professor of meteorology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is prominently featured in many photos.

Subject

Atmospheric science.
Space sciences.
Satellite meteorology.
Remote sensing.
Meteorological instruments.
AOSS Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Suomi, Verner Edward

Rights

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues. The physical collection must be viewed in the Library during normal business hours.

Date

1949-present

Collection Items

Aerial on AOSS roof

Aerial on AOSS roof. Distinctively shaped antenna. Snow on roof. Two unidentified men. One may be Delbert Smith. Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space…

Air pollution instrument

Air pollution instrument. Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Allen Huang

Allen Huang and James Purdom (left). Joint EUMETSAT/AMS Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 2007.

Allis-Chalmers class

Allis-Chalmers class. Group photograph of technicians at lab desks at work taking "Reliable electrical connections, hand soldering HS1-1" class at…

Ampex DR-10 videodisk

Ampex DR-10 videodisk. The video disk provides storage for over 600 separate TV frames. Video sync is governed by an optical tachometer mechanically…

Anaconic digital multimeter

Anaconic Digital Multimeter. Close up of front of instrument with digital readout. Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), University of…

Andrews antenna (01)

Andrews antenna (01). Crane unloading the 4.6 meter Andrews disk antenna from back of a truck located behind AOSS building in space between it and…

Andrews antenna (02)

Andrews antenna (02). 4.6 meter Andrews antenna on north east corner of roof top of AOSS building. White disk with red lightning bolt graphic on…

Anemometer test (01)

Anemometer test (01). Test vehicle in Camp Randall building, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Close up of cab.

Anemometer test (02)

Anemometer test (02). Test vehicle in Camp Randall building, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Close up of anemometer.

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