Keesler Field (Keesler Air Force Base)
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Description
This black and white photograph features an 85 foot crash boat (armed rescue boat) docked at a pier. The crash boat has a spotted flag on the stern and a single thick mast in the center. Clothing appears to be hanging over the deck railing of the boat.
Transcription
85 ft crash boat
Publication Date
1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Water rescue boats
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