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Composite photograph of 16 images taken at Randolph Field, Texas, showing base facilities and activities, circa 1940s.
Captions: "1. Administration building. 2. Cadet area - Randolph Field. 3. Night flight - Basic trainer. 4. Inspection of troops - Randolph Field. 5. Basic trainer in roll. 6. Cadets in Review. 7. Cadet swimming pool. 8. Cadets on basic stage. 9. Flying instructions. 10. Basic…
Photograph of the base administration building, nicknamed the "Taj Mahal," at Randolph Field, Texas, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "This is the officer's administration bldg."
Photograph of a Flying Cadet battalion standing in formation, Randolph Field, Texas, April 20, 1940.
Inscription on verso: "Flying Cadet battalion, Randolph Field Texas, Apr. 20, 1940."
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Corps servicemen in the mess hall at Randolph Field, Texas, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "Mess hall."
Aerial photograph of Randolph Field, Texas, circa 1940s. A hangar is marked in blue ink on the left.
Inscription on verso: "Randolph from the air. The large white circle is the officer's circle. Only officers live inside it. Our barracks are to the back of the picture just outside the circle. I fly from the hangar marked. We use our feet to transport us."
Aerial photograph of Randolph Field, Texas, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "The foremost building is our barracks. The one in the middle is the mess hall and administration bldg. The one to the right of the little circle is the academic bldg."
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field, Texas, taken from a North American AT-6 Texan aircraft, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "These are shots of Avenger from the AT.6 in the traffic pattern."
Photograph of people filming a scene for the 1927 film "Wings," Brooks Field, Texas, 1926. Several orientators (early flight simulators) are visible on the right.
Inscription on album page: "Filming 'Wings.' at Brooks. Fall of 1926. Orientators."
Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa…