World War II photograph album, 1942-1944.

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Albright, John W. World War II photograph album, 1942-1944.

World War II photograph album, 1942-1944.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60383056

The collection consists of an album of photographs relating to John W. Albright's military service during World War II. The collection includes the original buckskin album cover, a xerographic copy of the original photograph album (64 pages), and the original 330 black and white photographs from the album. Subjects of the photographs include: soldiers and barracks at Drew Field, a cross-country train trip from Florida to Washington through St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Paul, Minnesota, Camp Murray, an Alaskan Defense Command USO show, soldiers, buildings, a runway, and aircraft at Elmendorf field on Fort Richardson, downtown Anchorage, soldiers, buildings, airfields, aircraft, vehicles, machinery, and scenery at Adak Army Airfield. Specific post buildings pictured on Adak include: Eleventh Air Force Headquarters, Tundra Theatre, Castle Theatre, post exchange, post office, library, chapel, fire department station number 2, and the base censor building. In addition, there are 44 black and white 4 x 5 copy negatives of selected photographs in the collection.

.25 cu. ft.330 photographs : b&w ; 5 x 7 cm.-20 x 25 cm. + 44 photograph negatives.

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