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Lowry 725-B. Denver Post photo showing silo door #1 after closure (foreground) with silo #2 in the background as a crane moves into position for its closure. A crane was used to pull the doors closed to address safety concerns over the open silos. Photo captions reads: "Crane, background, maneuvers up to massive pair of silo doors open above the abandoned 180-foot deep Titan missile silos." Taken: November 22, 1968 Source: Denver Post (liquidated archives), photo by Bill Johnson, staff photographer.