Name/Title
Introductory Brochure to Nava Air Station, Alameda, c. 1970Entry/Object ID
1999.430.1Description
Acc. No. 99.430.1
Subject Category: Naval Air Station
Date or Period: c. 1970
Object: Magazine
Description: staple-bound booklet with cover of card stock, featuring a color aerial photo with a wing of a fighter plane, the seal of NAS, Alameda, and title 'Alameda Naval Air Station - Introductory Brochure'.
History of Object: Guidebook to newly assigned navy personnel to NAS, with message from commanding officer Captain James H. Mills, Jr. on p 6. Includes history of NAS on p 8, indicating as early as 1917 Alameda voters approved a suggestion by John J. Mulvany to grant rights for a military base. It quotes NAS as the mightiest Air Base west of the Mississippi, with 4,800 military personnel and 8,400 civilian employees. Includes images and listing of buildings, activities, services, a birds-eye view of the stations, and advertisements for regional businesses.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 8/28/99
