Keesler Field (Keesler Air Force Base)

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This black and white photograph features the headquarters sign for Keesler Air Corps at Keesler Field. Airmen in uniform are standing to the left of the sign. A truck is parked to the right of the sign and the Biloxi Lighthouse is behind the truck. Trees and buildings are also visible behind the sign and the airmen. The beach and a pier is seen on the right edge of the photograph.

Publication Date

1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

United States. Air Force--Facilities

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Keesler Field Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Keesler Headquarters and Biloxi Lighthouse

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