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Unknown Lowry site photo by the Denver Post. Photo shows excavated construction site with power house and control center domes at center in early construction showing the 'open-cut excavation' method used for the underground complex comprising the Titan I. Photo caption reads: "Aerial view shows about one-third of the Titan I complex on the Lowry Bombing Range east of Denver. The excavation shown is to a depth of about 40 feet. This is one of six complexes being constructed in the area." Taken: September 24, 1959. Source: Denver Post (liquidated archives)