Keesler Field (Keesler Air Force Base)
Files
Download Full Text (429 KB)
Contributor
U. S. Army Air Corps
Description
This color postcard features a man in uniform walking the street in front of a row of barracks housing at the Keesler Field. Tall pine trees are seen between each structure. The title along the bottom of the card reads "A Typical Street Scene at Keesler Field--Biloxi, Miss." Photographer information is listed in the bottom left corner of the card and "Keep 'em Flying" is in the bottom right corner. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information, as well as, indication for address and postage stamp placement. The description in the upper left of the card reads "Keesler Field--Born out of a National Defense Effort, and now providing a finished product--Airplane Mechanics--for a War Effort. . . .Keesler Field-Biloxi, Miss. First troops arrived at the Air Corps Technical School during the summer of 1941. Historic Naval Reserve Park is located on the Field."
Publication Date
1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Postcards; United States. Air Force--Facilities
Geographic Location
Biloxi, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Keesler Air 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
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