Casper Army Air Base Photograph

NCA 01.v.1998.01_CasperArmyAirBase_1944_01.jpg

Item Metadata

Title

Casper Army Air Base Photograph

Date Created

1944

Description

Photograph taken during World War II of the control tower on the Casper Army Air Base with a B-24 Bomber flying overhead. The U.S. Army Air Base in Casper, Wyoming opened in 1942 to train bomber crews. Photograph labeled: "Official Photograph, U.S. Army Air Forces. Station Photo Lab, AAB, Casper, Wyo." Building sign reads: " Base Flight and Alert Crew."

Photographs from this collection can be found in the Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection accessible through the Casper College Western History Center. The Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection includes hundreds of photographs, articles, correspondence, and other documentary items pertaining to Wyoming history from 1920-1980 and Chuck Morrison's life, career as Wyoming State Representative, writings, photography, and military service in WWII.

Type

Image

Creator

Charles "Chuck" Morrison

Language

ENG

Is Part Of

Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection, NCA 01.v.1998.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

Identifier

NCA 01.v.1998.01_CasperArmyAirBase_ControlTower

Format

JPG

Publisher

Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Charles "Chuck" Morrison, “Casper Army Air Base Photograph,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed May 10, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/5903.