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EROS History Project - Early 1970s

Photo of Earth from Apollo mission

Postcard from USGS EROS from 1970 - Front

Postcard from USGS EROS from 1970 - Back

A 1971 Artist's rendering of the USGS EROS Center

A drawing of the future USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

1971 aerial view of future Earth Resources Observation and Science Center site

Artist's concept of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (later renamed Landsat)

1972 photo of Allen 70-2 Black and White Microfilm Processor

1972 photo of USGS EROS Chemical Mix Room

1972 image of USGS EROS photo lab in Sioux Falls

1972 USGS EROS Program Poster B

1972 Landsat/ERTS Map Comparison

1972 image of Man on Moon Saluting US Flag Apollo

1972-1973 ERTS-1 Mississippi River flood images

1973 image of admission card to the USGS EROS dedication ceremony

1973 image of invitation to USGS EROS dedication

Black and white photo of USGS EROS opening

Color photo of USGS EROS Center circa 1973

Color photo of USGS EROS Center circa 1973

Photo of USGS EROS Center circa 1973

Formal Admission Card to the Reception Dinner held at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Sioux Falls on August 7, 1973

Invitation to the EROS Dedication of the Karl E. Mundt Federal Building (EROS) held in Sioux Falls on August 7, 1973

Photo of the dedication and opening of the permanent EROS facility

Color photo of installation of the EROS Data Center building cornerstone.

A model of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), the first civilian Earth Observation satellite launched.

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Hawaii Nasa Mosaic Aircraft

Color photo of New processing equipment installed in the Mundt building in early 1974

Color photo of Al Watkins, first permanent chief of EROS Data Center

Photo of first large data processing system at USGS EROS, designed to process and archive EROS holdings

1974 image of EROS chemical mix room in downtown Sioux Falls

1974 image of Data Analysis Lab, designed for evaluation and manipulation of Landsat data.

1974 image of EROS data management

1974 image of EROS data managemen

1974 image of EROS data managemen

1974 photo of DeVere model 810 H color camera.

1974 image of USGS EROS cafeteria

1974 image of USGS EROS Computer terminal network

Color photo of USGS EROS Dedication

Image of USGS EROS possible sites

Graphic showing MSS and RBV sensors on Landsat 1

Color photo of 1974 film inspections at USGS EROS

Color photo of 1974 film

Color photo of USGS EROS lobby, circa 1974

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