A 56-ton magnet coil, largest ever manufactured in the U.S., is gently lowered by a crane at a General Electric factory here. Two such coils were shipped this week by barge to Virginia, where they will be used in a new NASA atom-smasher. When completed, the atom-smasher's magnet will have a pulling power greater than 3,500 tons-- strong enough to lift 30 large locomotives.

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Title:
A 56-ton magnet coil, largest ever manufactured in the U.S., is gently lowered by a crane at a General Electric factory here. Two such coils were shipped this week by barge to Virginia, where they will be used in a new NASA atom-smasher. When completed, the atom-smasher's magnet will have a pulling power greater than 3,500 tons-- strong enough to lift 30 large locomotives.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Magnets
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI
Date:
[ca. April 1964]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Magnets
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 179 x 233 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ks65mn995
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001457_0004
Barcode:
39999088103716