Black and white photo of two men in a narrow hallway. One man holds the top of a string to the ceiling. The other man is on the ground with the stick that is attached to the end of the string. Text under the photo reads, “6651-SA Springfield Armory – Ordnance Dept. 12 Oct. 1948, ORD-62 TEST RANGE -- View of No 1 Rifle Range showing out of plumb condition. These ranges are on a side-hill and have failed to hold position because of increased concussion from use of larger caliber weapons.”
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Checking Shooting Range Walls with Plumb Line
Black and white photo of two men in a narrow hallway. One man holds the top of a string to the ceiling. The other man is on the ground with the stick that is attached to the end of the string. Text under the photo reads, “6651-SA Springfield Armory – Ordnance Dept. 12 Oct. 1948, ORD-62 TEST RANGE -- View of No 1 Rifle Range showing out of plumb condition. These ranges are on a side-hill and have failed to hold position because of increased concussion from use of larger caliber weapons.”
Original Photo Log entry: View of no. 1 RANGE showing out of plumb condition [Interior of Building 28A. Two men measuring squareness of shooting range. Bull's eye at end of room.]
U.S. National Park Service
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National Park Service, Springfield Armory NHS, SPAR 15225, Negative 6651-SA.a.1
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Hill Shops, (SPAR-Location)
, Building 28A (Range), (SPAR-Sublocation)
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Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Code: SPAR
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.1082992553711, Longitude: -72.5811004638672

1948/10/12
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Public Can View
Engineering Photo Analysis Lab Springfield Armory
Organization: https://www.nps.gov/spar/index.htm
Address: Springfield Armory National Historic Site
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