Impromptu Fashion Show in Aerospace Age, San Francisco, California

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADIO-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: (A) Release No. 245-60 FINE GRAIN TO; Footage: 200° 23 September 1960 IMPROMPTO FASHION SHOW IN AEROSPACK AGE (Official Air Force footage released by Department of Defense) Fashions in defense, as well as fashions for miledy, were shown this week in San Francisco At the Golden Gate City's beautiful Civic Auditorium, the newest thing in ballistic missiles and spacecraft were displayed to the public. Center of interest is the Air Force's newest ICEM -- the MINUTEMAN, revealed to the public for the first time at the Air Force Association's 1960 Convention. Against the background presented by the huge Air Forge TITAN inter- continental ballistic missile, a lovely model adds her charm to a dress of muted plaid flennel in tones of grey and brown. Her chapeau is of natural mink. This gold wool suit with African leopard collar and matching leopard het provides the perfect contrast to the MINUTEMAN The model uses the wing of the X-1B rocket plane for a stage. A full scale display model of the powerful rocket engine that has hurled more satellites into orbit than any other here plays the counterpoint to a suit of black wool with chartreuse jersey. The model's hat is of South Amercian ocelot. The engine is the 150,000 pound-thrust rocket poverplant for the Air Force THOR spacebooster. NOTE TO EDITORS: Handed out to Fox-Novietome, San Francisco, unprocessed for servicing both TV and theatrical pool members. Original footage to be forwarded to Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York, within 72 hours. Lay NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication York. 72 hours The to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City within 1, New master positive must not be cut in any manner. members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe A dup e negative is also for release to the company designated abcve for distribution to pool Laboratories, able 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. £10575

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases