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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, circa 1967
This image shows the launch site of Europe America Space Flight 500, the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, during the Cold War. Originally a top-secret ICBM site, Plesetsk was converted shortly after the Soviet Union's fall in 1991 into a commercial launch…
Join Us from Trident to Life Poster, 1976
A poster detailing a timeline of protest activity, rallies, and demonstrations to bring the "Trident Monster" across the US border and to Bangor in August 1976, sponsored by the Pacific Life Community
"Trident Monster" Artwork
Artwork of the Pacific Life Community's "Trident Monster" being carried by activists
Help Walk Trident Poster ,1976
A poster for helpers to aid in bringing the "Trident Monster" across the Canadian border to Bangor on August 8, 1976.
Protest against Trident-II from boat, July 4, 1977
A photograph by Peter Chapman of protesters, likely associated with the Pacific Life Community, trespassing on the Bangor Submarine Base from the water.
USS Ohio (SSBN-726) transiting the Hood Canal
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio travels through the Hood Canal in 1982 near its home port of Bangor, Washington.
R-7 Semyorka ICBM
This image is of a Soviet R-7 Semyorka Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Developed in the late 1950s, the R-7 would become the base platform for the later Soyuz rocket booster in the 1960s. This system would go on to become one of the most…
We Pray for Peace Protestors
An undated photograph of protesters, likely members or supporters of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, protesting against Bangor-based Trident-II missiles.
Protesters Lining the Streets, October 27, 1986
Ground Zero protesters gather along Trigger Ave, just outside of the Federal property line of the Bangor Submarine Base on October 27, 1986.
Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Marshal Krylov
A side view of the Russian missile tracking vessel Marshal Krylov in 1990. This ship would later recover the Resurs capsule launched for Europe America Space Flight 500 off the coast of Seattle in 1992.