Keesler Field (Keesler Air Force Base)
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Description
This black and white photograph features a street lined with trees and the barracks at Keesler Field. A covered truck is seen parked on the left side of the street and people walking beside the truck and electricity poles line the right side of the street. The location is handwritten in the bottom right edge of the photograph. The back of the photograph identifies the location of the photo. This location is at odds with the location handwritten on the front of the photograph. "4620" is ink stamped at the bottom right edge.
Transcription
2nd Street in front of no 8 Barracks facing north towards the Station Hospital
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)
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Keesler Field Subcollection
Repository
Manuscripts
Rights
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.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University