Name/Title
Photo of 4 aircraft carriers, 1974Entry/Object ID
2025.108.1Description
Acc. No. 25.108.1
Subject Category: Naval Air Station, Alameda (NAS)
Date or Period: 1974
Object: photograph
Description: a color photograph, behind glass, In unadorned wooden frame painted or stained black, of 4 aircraft carriers. Backing is cardboard, held in place by 6 small nails, which has the following information handwritten in black marker:
‘CVA 43 USS CORAL SEA
CVA 19 USS HANCOCK
CVA 34 USS ORISKANY
CVA 65 USS ENTERPRISE
NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA
JULY 4, 1974.’
Size: (frame): L 22 1/2 x H: 18 1/2 inches.
History of Object: photo, taken with San Francisco on the background, of the 4 aircraft carriers that had NAS Alameda as their home port while the station (locally often referred to as ‘The Base’) was operating as maintenance facility.
This photo is a companion photo of others in the collection.
Acquired from: Meredith Randall
Donation Date: 11/8/2025
Catalog Date: 11/11/2025
