The Snapshots in Time Collection

Photo-Lab Negative Envelope Labeled 'Nike,' August 1959

Photo-Lab Negative Envelope Labeled 'Nike,' August 1959

An original photo-lab negative envelope from August 1959, hand-labeled 'Nike.' Unglamorous but essential, artifacts like this anchor undated photographs to a specific month, year, and program — in this case, the U.S. Army's Nike surface-to-air missile system, then in active development and deployment across the United States. Project: 218662