Published at 1800 × 1199 in The Early Career of Photographer, Dave Mathias, 1955-1965
These stacks of drums all contain film from RB-47 reconnaissance aircraft to be processed at the Air Force photo lab, located in the 815th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron building at Forbes AFB. Smaller reels of 35-millimeter film are stacked on top of the 10-inch film cans. This 1957 view shows one night’s work for Air Force photographer, Dave Mathias.