Name/Title
NAS commemorative poster, 1996Entry/Object ID
2025.23.1Description
Acc. No. 25.23.1
Subject Category: Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS)
Date or Period: 1996
Object: poster
Description: Large poster with a background of pale tan with clouds, with 2 reproduced images of panoramic black-and-white photos of large groups of people, with at the top 1941 and at the bottom 1996; in between the two photos a blue logo franed in black and in yellow and red type: ‘NAVAL AVIATION DEPOT / ALAMEDA / CALIFORNIA’ , with to the left ‘A & R ALAMEDA’ and to the right ‘NADEP ALAMEDA’
Produced by: Adam + Talor, Inc., Design: Craig Forsdick; Color Separation: Repro-Media, Inc., Lithography: Fong & Fong.
The photos are explained in red italic type at top left (between the ’1’ and the ‘9’ of 1941), and bottom right (between the second ‘9’ and the ’6’ of 1996).
Size: L 36 x W 24 inches.
History of Object: poster created to commemorate the departments that were stationed at NAS from 1941 until its closure in 1996. The top photo shows the full A&R Department after the first aircraft was overhauled on May 14, 1941 (aircraft SOC-1); the second photo was taken to commemorate the last aircraft overhauled by NADEP Alameda on March 6, 1996 (EP-3E Aries III).
Acquired from: Natalie Bowman
Donation Date: 8/5/2024
Catalog Date: 1/24/2025