Casper Army Air Base Photograph
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.
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
Collection
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.