Albrook Air Force Station, Company Officer's Quarters, East side of Ca...
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Mill Valley Air Force Station, Mess Hall, East Ridgecrest Boulevard, M...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-O Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
MacDill Air Force Base, Bakery, 7615 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, H...
Significance: The former Bakery, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War and Korean War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic chara... More
Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
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Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, East end of Lighthouse ...
Significance: Launch Complex 17 has played a key role in the American space program by supporting over 260 launches since 1957. Constructed in 1956 and 1957, the complex originally supported the Air Force's Th... More
Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs De...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
A marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Is...
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieute...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marines finishing training at Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California, M...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...
Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chanute Air Force Base, Company Officer Housing, Senior Officer Row, R...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 5 and four identical duplex units of the Company Officer Housing were built in 1940 on Chanute AFB. The Georgian Revival-designed housing... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type H, 208 Sixth Street, Honolulu, Ho...
Significance: The housing planned for the Air Base was designed " in keeping with the Hawaiian atmosphere and traditions" with some buildings placed on curving streets and amidst extensive landscaping plants, a... More
Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...
Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type A, 601 Boquet Boulevard, Honolulu...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
McChord Air Force Base, Lanham Housing 2-Bedroom Duplex Type, Tacoma, ...
Survey number: HABS WA-230-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hickam Field, NCO Housing Type 5, 206 Tenth Street, Honolulu, Honolulu...
Significance: The housing planned for the new Air Base was designed "in keeping with the Hawaiian atmosphere and traditions" with some buildings placed on curving streets and amidst extensive landscaping plant... More
Hamilton Field, Base Railroad Spur, State Access Road to Industrial Ar...
Significance: The base railroad spur is considered significant for its association with Air Force history in northern California, and with World War II actions in the Pacific Theater. The railroad spur, constr... More
Hamilton Field, Hospital, Hospital Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: The building is significant as an example of the application of an important architectural trend (Spanish Colonial Revival) adapted to reflect California's mission heritage in a dramatic departure... More
Wendover Air Force Base, Armament Inspection & Adjustment Building, So...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-N Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, East end of Lighthouse ...
Significance: Launch Complex 17 has played a key role in the American space program by supporting over 260 launches since 1957. Constructed in 1956 and 1957, the complex originally supported the Air Force's Th... More
Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. Flying field from the hangar...
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Pearl Harbor widows have gone into war work to carry on the fight with...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis has been appointed by civil service to be senior ...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marine statue at Parris Island, S.C
Statue called "Iron Mike" by recruits. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at... More
Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia
12002-31. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
U.S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, ...
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Marine statue at Parris Island, S.C
Statue called "Iron Mike" by recruits. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at... More
Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the constr...
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. The hangar of Coastal Patrol...
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Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Fi...
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Driver of Marine truck at New River, N.C
12002-33. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris...
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing airplane, proba...
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010 an... More
Working with a sea-plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Feeding an SNC advanced training plane its essential supply of gasolin...
Photograph shows standing on the wing is Floyd Helphrey who came from Iowa to join the Navy early in the year. At right is W. Gardner of Illinois who used to be a crane operator. 12002-18. Transfer from U.S. Of... More
Parris Island, S.C., barrage balloon, World War Two
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Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Isla...
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
New Years Day, January 1, 1944, World War II photo
Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white wide shot image of a dining hall in Sky Harbour. Men in uniform are si... More
Sgt. Kitchen, about 1940-1945, World War II photo
Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white medium close up portrait of a man in an RCAF or RAF uniform. He has Se... More
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type L, 702 Julian Avenue, Honolulu, H...
Public domain photograph of apartment room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...
Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
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Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chanute Air Force Base, Headquarters & Administrative Building, Senior...
Significance: Building 6 was the main administrative facility for Chanute AFB from its construction in 1941 until the base closed in 1993. It is a key element of Chanute AFB's 1938-41 pre World War II renaissan... More
Albrook Air Force Station, Non-Commissioned Officers' Duplex, East sid...
Survey number: HABS CZ-10-C Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chanute Air Force Base, Company Officer Housing, Senior Officer Row, R...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 5 and four identical duplex units of the Company Officer Housing were built in 1940 on Chanute AFB. The Georgian Revival-designed housing... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
McChord Air Force Base, Lanham Housing 3-Bedroom Duplex Type, Tacoma, ...
Survey number: HABS WA-230-B Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chanute Air Force Base, Utility Vault, Senior Officer Ros, Rantoul, Ch...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 14 was built as a utility vault to house transformers for the Company Officer Housing. It is a contributing element of the Chanute AFB Hi... More
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type O, 202B Beard Avenue, Honolulu, H...
Significance: The Type O housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air Base in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the larger are... More
Hamilton Field, Quartermaster's Garage, Second Street, northeast of Es...
Significance: This building is stylistically reminiscent of stables constructed by the U.S. Cavalry at earlier military reservations throughout the West, which were in turn inspired by the stable architecture o... More
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Radar Domes, East Ridgecrest Boulevard,...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-Y Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...
Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More
Hamilton Field, Company Officers' Quarters Type D, South Oakwood Drive...
Significance: The Type D Company Officers' Quarters (COQ) are among the original residential units designed by the Constructing Quartermaster's Office at Hamilton Army Air Field. The quarters were equipped wit... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Cooling Tower, 5220 River...
Significance: The Cooling Tower for Utility Building 2606 was constructed as a support facility to Building 2605 (HABS CA-2788-A). Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of... More
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type C, 208 Second Street, Honolulu, H...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 3, Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaig...
Significance: Hangar 3 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 3, Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaig...
Significance: Hangar 3 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Albrook Air Force Station, Company Officer's Quarters, East side of Ca...
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Hamilton Field, Base Commander's Quarters, 299 Casa Grande Real, Novat...
Significance: The base commander's residence, Field Officers' Quarters Type B, is the largest of the permanent housing units and is the only one of its type on the base. It was built in 1934 and has always bee... More
Hamilton Field, Base Commander's Quarters, 299 Casa Grande Real, Novat...
Significance: The base commander's residence, Field Officers' Quarters Type B, is the largest of the permanent housing units and is the only one of its type on the base. It was built in 1934 and has always bee... More
Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
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Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More