This light table was used by the CIA during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Photographic interpreters and CIA personnel carefully studied aerial reconnaissance film on it for evidence of Soviet missile installations.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Manufacturer
Richards Corp.
Physical Description
Green painted metal unit comprised of 1-Elevating table, 1-940MC light table, 1-Bausch & Lomb Zoom 270 optics sn.1651AA. 1
Two take-up reels and 6 feet of exposed 70mm Corona film displayed with table beginning 12/30/2014 per curator Jim David
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 140.3 × 73.7 × 138.4cm (55 1/4 × 29 × 54 1/2 in.)
3-D (Light Table): 137.2 × 61 × 55.9cm (54 × 24 × 22 in.)
3-D (Desk): 102.9 × 61 × 81.3cm (40 1/2 × 24 × 32 in.)
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating
Ferrous and non-ferrous metal, plastic, glass, paint
Inventory Number
A19771125003
Credit Line
Transferred from the Central Intelligence Agency
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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