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ITEM SPECIFICATIONS
Pattern: Original Historical Classified Display Advertising
Brand: Los Angeles Times (Sunday, October 22, 1961)
Type: Complete Classified Section / Atomic & Space Ephemera
Style: 1960s Cold War Nuclear Age & Space Race Defense Boom
Country of Origin: United States
Age: October 1961 (1960s Era)
Subject: Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP), Rocket Propulsion, Atomic Testing
Featured Companies: Atomics International, EG&G, Rocketdyne, Aerojet, JPL, General Electric
Format: Full Newspaper Broadsheet Section (Multi-Page)
Topic: Cold War Technology, Nevada Test Site Support, Rocket Engineering
Theme: Mid-Century High-Tech Defense Recruiting & Industrial History
Original / Reproduction: Original Period Artifact
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION & HISTORY
An extraordinary Cold War and Atomic Age display piece, this original multi-page classified section from theLos Angeles Times(Sunday, October 22, 1961) captures the height of America\'s nuclear energy and space exploration race. Marked with the historic \"Help Wanted, Men\" header, this section serves as a museum-grade record of mid-century high-tech recruiting across California and Nevada.
A powerhouse collection of nuclear, aerospace, and defense pioneers, this sheet includes major graphic display ads forAtomics International(Division of North American Aviation, recruiting engineers forSNAP / Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Powersatellite reactors),E.G.&G. / Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier, Inc.(Las Vegas & Santa Barbara operations, famous for firing triggers and radiation detection at the Nevada Test Site),Rocketdyne(Division of North American Aviation in Canoga Park),General Electric(Missile & Space Vehicle Dept.),Nortronics(Division of Northrop Corporation in Hawthorne),Aerojet-General Corporation(Aetron Plant in Azusa),Librascope(Glendale),JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory),Santa Barbara Research Center,Electronics Systems Div. / Telecomputing Corp.,DMJM (Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall), andEldon Industries. An exceptional turnkey piece for framing, military/atomic history collectors, or mid-century office decor.
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