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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris and another man in an Army uniform.

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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and associates.

  On back: "Key associates of vonBraun.Dr., pose with Maj. General. Medaris, J.B., immediately prior to the latters retirement from the Army in the fall of 1959.
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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris.

  Medaris assumed command of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1955 under which Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German Rocket Team developed the Jupiter missile in 1958.
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  Photo of General John Bruce Medaris.

  Medaris assumed command of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1955 under which Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German Rocket Team developed the Jupiter missile in 1958. On the back of the photo is written: "Medaris".
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  Photo of Jupiter pre-launch activities.

  This photo shows the Jupiter missile as it is prepared for launch. On the back there is a sticky note that reads: "JUPITER Pre-Launch Activities".
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  Photo of Ray H. Jenkins surrounded by press.

  Ray H. Jenkins (center) was a lawyer that, along with Robert K. Bell, Lt. Col. Charles Zimmer, and Lt. Lewis G. Cole, would make up Nickerson's defense counsel for his court martial trial. Jenkins was considered the best lawyer in East Tennessee and appeared on the cover of Time magazine on May 17, 1954 during the Army-McCarthy hearings.
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  Photo of Robert K. Bell and Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.

  Robert K. Bell (left) was an attorney based in Huntsville, Alabama. He would form a part of Nickerson's (right) defense counsel in 1957 along with Ray H. Jenkins, Lt. Col. Charles Zimmer, and Lt. Lewis G. Cole.
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  Photo of the court room from the Nickerson case.

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  Photos of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. with press.

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  Prospective list of witnesses in the case of United States vs. John C. Nickerson. Jr.

  A list of potential witnesses to be called in the case of United States vs. Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.