Name/Title
Postcard with three views of decommisioned NAS, c. 2005Entry/Object ID
2021.20.9Description
Acc. No. 21.20.9
Subject Category: Naval Air Station / Alameda Point
Date or Period: between 1997 and 2011.
Object: Postcard
Description: Uncirculated color postcard featuring three photos, separated with gold-lettered captions 'Alameda' and 'California'. Top image is of a carrier, middle image of a white 2 story building with tower of 1 additional story, with Skyline of San Francisco and Bay Bridge behind; bottom image is of an airplane on a triangular blue pylon on a lawn, with white buildings beyond. Published by Smith Novelty Company, San Francisco.
Size: L 6" x W 4"
History of Object: Postcard, (C-395) depicting three photos by Ken Glaser Jr. of the decommissioned Naval Air Station; Top: U.S.S. Hornet, Middle, Control Tower building; bottom: U.S. Naval Jet on display. The jet in the picture is the A-4 Skyhawk Jet, located beyond the main gate, showing an older paint job (A-4B Unkn displayed as 155247) than it has currently (2021). It was renovated in 2011 (subsequently dropped by the crane, and fixed again within a few months.).
Acquired from: unknown
Date Cataloged: 2/19/2021
