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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Nike missile site at Midway, Washington

 “SPACEMEN” … JUNIOR SIZE

DAVID ROWLANDS, Jr., 13 (left), son of Tacoma’s City Manager and Mike Steele, 11-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M, Steele, decked out in some special NIKEman’s protective clothing, appear ready for a flight to outer space. The boys accompanied their fathers on a tour of the Nike site at Midway, Washington last week where they had a first-hand opportunity to observe the futuristic, supersonic missile from close range.

Source: The Times-Journal of Parkland (Pierce County, near Tacoma), Washington, Thur. Aug. 8, 1957/Page 14