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Creator:

Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985  Search this

Names:

United States. Bureau of Ordnance  Search this

United States. Navy. Naval Ordnance Lab [NOL]  Search this

Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985  Search this

Extent:

1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Negatives

Drawings

Correspondence

Reports

Date:

[ca. 1940s-1977]

bulk [ca.1940s-1950s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains photographs, negatives, blueprints, patents, test reports and correspondence dealing with Mount's rocket application inventions.

Biographical / Historical:

Wadsworth W. Mount (1907-1985) was educated at Amherst College and New York University. Besides practicing business and finance, he patented and successful demonstrated a number of inventions, including wire and cable carrying rocket projectors for antiaircraft and lifesaving applications. Among his rocket patents are 4 types of ordnance equipment for the US Navy in WWII. After WWII he worked with the Naval Ordnance Lab and Bureau of Ordnance requirements, and conducted experiments on the use of small rocket motors for firing steel cable ashore from ships in distress.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Wadsworth W. Mount, gift, XXXX-0368, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Rockets (Aeronautics)  Search this

Rocketry  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Antiaircraft missiles  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Negatives

Drawings

Correspondence

Reports

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0368

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg254d68980-0a29-49ed-a3b9-d5aa2fef67f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0368

Author:

United States Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance  Search this

United States National Archives and Records Service  Search this

Subject:

United States Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance  Search this

United States Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography  Search this

Physical description:

1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm

Type:

Microforms

Archives

Date:

1978

1978?]

Call number:

mfm 003393

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_820429

Author:

Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard 1809-1870  Search this

United States Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography  Search this

Physical description:

107 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1850

Topic:

Naval gunnery  Search this

Ordnance, Naval  Search this

Naval art and science  Search this

Call number:

VF145 .D13 1850

VF145.D13 1850

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_334382

Author:

Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard 1809-1870  Search this

United States Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography  Search this

Subject:

United States Navy Small-boat service  Search this

Physical description:

122 p. : 11 plates, 21 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1852

Topic:

Ordnance, Naval  Search this

Call number:

VD403 .D14 1852

VD403.D14 1852

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_340264