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OBJECT TYPE: positive/print/colour/mounted/16x20
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0185.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council
MODEL: NRC wind tunnel
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 43
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER PHOTOGRAPHS MOUNTED ON WOOD/ SYNTHETIC BOARD LABELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 50.4 cm
Width: 40.4 cm
Height: 1.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1990'S
Canada: FROM EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. ACCORDING TO TEXT(.43) BY HARRY TURNER, PHOTOGRAPHIC COORDINATOR AT NRC, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SEEK TO ILLUSTRATE ART IN SCIENCE, CAPTURING EXCITEMENT & DIVERSITY OF NRC RESEARCH AS WELL AS ITS BEAUTY.
Function: PHOTOGRAPHS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TYPES & ASPECTS OF RESEARCH AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA FOR EDUCATIONAL & PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.
Technical: PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES, & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. This photograph depicts one of nine NRC wind tunnels, which are used for a variety of applications. This low-speed wind tunnel generates winds of up to 200km/h: in 1999 it was the largest commercially available wind tunnel in North America. (Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING COMMENCING WITH LARGE RED LETTER ON EACH LABEL. English text of label for .1 photograph is as follows: "NRC's nine wind tunnels are used to test everything from racing cars to scale-models of cities. The low speed wind tunnel, which generates winds of up to 200 km/h, is the largest commercially available wind tunnel in North America. It can be seen from Ottawa International Airport". (ref. 1)
Missing: This photograph is complete in itself. NRC PHOTOGRAPH # 40 MISSING, LABEL FOR NRC #7 (.6) MISSING UPON ARRIVAL AT NMSTC; NMSTC RECEIVED LABELS ONLY FOR NRC PHOTOGRAPHS # 40, 43-45, B
Finish: MULTICOLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS BLACK PAINTED WOOD/ LIGHT GREY LABELS
Decoration: GREEN STRIPE ON EACH LABEL

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National Research Council, Photograph, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 1999.0185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0185.001/

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