Lackland Air Force Base Squadron 3743 Flight W1 [caption title]
by [African Americana]. [Photography]. [Texas]
- Used
- Condition
- About very good.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Antonio, Tx, 1956. About very good.. Sepia-toned photographic collage, 10.25 x 7.25 inches. Minor wear and creasing, mounting remnants on verso. A handsomely-arranged photographic roster featuring a handful of officers (including two women) and the seventy-two female members of Squadron 3743, Flight W1 of the United States Air Force while in training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio in 1956. Among the regular soldiers are five African American women who served at a time when few African American women served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces. In alphabetical order, the women are M. Gray, E. Harden, G. Ross, P. Thomas, and V. Washington. OCLC records no individual examples of this roster, though some may reside in larger archival collections.
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- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4398
- Title
- Lackland Air Force Base Squadron 3743 Flight W1 [caption title]
- Author
- [African Americana]. [Photography]. [Texas]
- Book Condition
- Used - About very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, Tx
- Date Published
- 1956
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We specialize in American history, focusing on unique and eclectic materials such as archives, broadsides, vernacular photography, and interesting or unusual imprints. Particular fields of interest include Western Americana and Latin America.