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A photo album related to the testing of of Nike Hercules Missile
12349A167 at the White Sands Proving Ground on October 14, 1952. The missile was
constructed by Douglas Aircraft in California. The boosters were constructed by
Hercules Powder Company, Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory, Cumberland, Maryland. The
sustainer motor was constructed by Thiokol Chemical Corporation. The guidance system
was manufactured by Western Electric. Much of the guidance system was manufactured
at the Western Electric Facility on Graham-Hopedale Rd in Burlington, NC.