Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Boat House, Seaplane Base, Oak Harbo...
Significance: Built in 1942 and expanded in 1944, Building 19 at NASWI is significant on a national level for its association with the U.S. military effort during World War II. It is an important element of th... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Pyramid Valley Hospita...
Significance: Initially planned as a garrison, but reduction of troop strength at Fort Mears resulted in abandonment of the plan to quarter infantry and conversion of the entire area into a hospital complex was... More
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Store House, San Juan, San Juan Munici...
Significance: The Store House (Building 101), was constructed in 1922 for the U.S. Lighthouse Service's San Juan Lighthouse Depot, which was located at the southern tip of La Puntilla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.... More
[People on snow-covered ice at the base of the frozen American Falls, ...
3123-02 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1883 by George Barker. Photographer's label on back.
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Headquarters Area Recr...
Significance: This was constructed to foster morale and represents an effort to provide rest and relaxation to naval personnel stationed on the isolated bases of the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Unpro... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Building No. 10, U.S. Coast Guard Station...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, ...
Significance: The HIPAR equipment building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, they were t... More
NIKE Missile Base C-84, Mess Hall, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive...
Significance: This mess hall was the common eating facility for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base C-84. The building was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Torpedo Bombsight & Ut...
Significance: This was equipped for the preparation of torpedoes for loading, the repair and storage of torpedo bombsights and a parachute loft. It is representative of the many aviation support buildings cons... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...
Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Paint Shed, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kod...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-J National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Paint Shed, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kod...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-J National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Margaret Bay Cantonmen...
Significance: One of many such barracks erected at the Fort according to Standard Constructing Quartermaster plans for mobilization. It represents a typical example of barracks constructed on military bases th... More
Medina Base National Stockpile Site, Building No. 400, West of I-410, ...
Significance: Building 400 is an "S" structure designed and constructed 1954-1955 at what was then the Medina Base National Stockpile Site. the Medina Base was built by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Arme... More
Medina Base National Stockpile Site, Building No. 400, West of I-410, ...
Significance: Building 400 is an "S" structure designed and constructed 1954-1955 at what was then the Medina Base National Stockpile Site. the Medina Base was built by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Arme... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Administration Buildin...
Significance: This served as the administrative center of the Naval Operations Base and is representative of the many structures which served a similar function, both on this base and other American bases durin... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Administration Buildin...
Significance: This served as the administrative center of the Naval Operations Base and is representative of the many structures which served a similar function, both on this base and other American bases durin... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Gymnasium, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodi...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-Q National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Brooklyn Army Supply Base, Pier 4, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Significance: Pier Four was built during the original phase of construction of the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT), and was designed by Cass Gilbert. It was one of four piers at the terminal used by the U.S. Army... More
Brooklyn Army Supply Base, Pier 4, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Significance: Pier Four was built during the original phase of construction of the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT), and was designed by Cass Gilbert. It was one of four piers at the terminal used by the U.S. Army... More
Brooklyn Army Supply Base, Pier 4, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Significance: Pier Four was built during the original phase of construction of the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT), and was designed by Cass Gilbert. It was one of four piers at the terminal used by the U.S. Army... More
Brooklyn Army Supply Base, Pier 3, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Survey number: HAER NY-202-C Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pitzer Ranch, Bounded by Base Line Road, Paoua & Towne Avenues, Clarem...
Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pitzer Ranch, Bounded by Base Line Road, Paoua & Towne Avenues, Clarem...
Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
San Francisco Mt. from its base
Photograph shows the photographer's "portable developing box, ten-by-twelve-inch large-plate camera, and pack mule with members of the Wheeler survey." (Source: Framing the West) Original negative number: 158.... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Administration Building, East central portion...
Significance: This building provided administration and housing facilities for the base. Engineering drawings indicate that most Nike administration buildings contained a day room, offices for the battery comm... More
U.S. Coast Guard Base, San Juan, Guard House, La Puntilla Finalle, San...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Puerto Rico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Louisiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pitzer Ranch, Shed, 130 feet West of Padua Avenue on Base Line Road, C...
Significance: Used for the storage of farm equipment. Survey number: HABS CA-2267-H Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Roosevelt Base, Officers' Club, Corner of Pennsylvania Street & Richar...
Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More
Changing base round to the James river on the Pamunkey. Rebel fortific...
Steamship ferrying wagons on river. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: Put in more boats if you like. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.580) Forms part of: Mo... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast ...
Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base SL-40. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and ... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast ...
Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base SL-40. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and ... More
NIKE Missile Base C-84, Pump House, North of Launch Area Entrance Driv...
Significance: This building was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most of which were designed by the firm of Leon Chatelian, Jr., of Washington, D.C. Nike buildings w... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Pacific Hut, Unalaska,...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Pacific Hut, Unalaska,...
Public domain photograph of a village, town, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Pacific Hut, Unalaska,...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
BP Facilities, Endicott Site, Base Operations Center, Prudhoe Bay, Nor...
Survey number: HABS AK-124-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...
Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, General Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Stat...
Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes importantly to... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, General Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Stat...
Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes importantly to... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, General Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Stat...
Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes importantly to... More
Roosevelt Base, Administration & Brig Building, Bounded by Nevada & Co...
Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More
Roosevelt Base, Administration & Brig Building, Bounded by Nevada & Co...
Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More
The exposition's charming feature, the Central Cascade surrounded by F...
H52288 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5919. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brooklyn Army Supply Base, Upper New York Bay from Fifty-eighth to Six...
Significance: The Brooklyn Army Supply Base was erected rapidly in 1918 to meet military overseas shipping demands during World War I. It had the largest storage capacity of the seven supply bases built as par... More
Rep. T.S. McMillan (sliding) Rep. F.M. Vinson, 3rd base, 4/24/26
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Col. Umberto Nobile, designer of the "Norge," watching her departure f...
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bureau of Standards puts ruge insulator through pressure tests. Washin...
Public domain photograph of New York building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Supreme Court exteriors. Base of flagpole at U.S. Supreme Court
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Look out for Uncle Sam's cash. Washington, D.C., March 4. These two wo...
A black and white photo of two women sitting next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Pre-fabricated sheets of asbestos...
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Drilling and...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Rogue River National Forest, Klamath County, Oregon. Base of Ponderosa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wayne County Airport, a United States Army Air Corps air ferry command...
Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A poster comes to life. "This is what I call warm hospitality," said C...
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Youth Adminstration work center (NYA), Brooklyn, New York. Tw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less
Wayne County Airport, a United States Army Air Corps air ferry command...
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Safety bar at the ...
Public domain photograph of a historic place in Maryland, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Submarine base, New London, Connecticut. Diesel building
Picryl description: Public domain photo of an industrial building, factory or warehouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
'Coronation' of King Abdullah in Amman. The elite Camel Corps of the A...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Jordan, Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Submarine base, New London, Connecticut. Operating room in dispensary
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Sentry Guardhouse Base, M Road at entrance to...
Survey number: HAER IL-117-P Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior architectural detail from the abandoned First National Bank B...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1936, it is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture. The building is decorated with reliefs of workers and business pe... More
Exterior architectural detail from the abandoned First National Bank B...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Smelters at base of Anaconda Hill, Butte Mont., richest mining city in...
H60076 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 412. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of indus... More
Pitzer Ranch, Foreman's Residence, 926 East Base Line Road, Claremont,...
Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 1, North end of base, southest o...
Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base SL-40. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and ... More
Worthington Farm White Oaks, Worthington Farm, Northwest base of Brook...
See also HABS MD-1052 for related documentation. Significance: The Worthington Farm White Oaks (Quercus alba) are significant due to their likely association with the nineteenth-century African American communi... More
Roosevelt Base, Auditorium-Gymnasium, West Virginia Street between Ric...
Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Boat House, Seaplane Base, Oak Harbo...
Significance: Built in 1942 and expanded in 1944, Building 19 at NASWI is significant on a national level for its association with the U.S. military effort during World War II. It is an important element of th... More
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Boat House, Seaplane Base, Oak Harbo...
Significance: Built in 1942 and expanded in 1944, Building 19 at NASWI is significant on a national level for its association with the U.S. military effort during World War II. It is an important element of th... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Naval Radio Station Ap...
Significance: Built as a six-family apartment building for personnel at the NRS, the Tudor revival stylistic overtones make it an outstanding example of military architecture. Reputedly the only brick building... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Hangar, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodiak,...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Store House, San Juan, San Juan Munici...
Significance: The Store House (Building 101), was constructed in 1922 for the U.S. Lighthouse Service's San Juan Lighthouse Depot, which was located at the southern tip of La Puntilla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Building No. 10, U.S. Coast Guard Station...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Building No. 10, U.S. Coast Guard Station...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Powerhouse, Unalaska, ...
Significance: The Powerhouse generated electricity for the Base through oil-fired steam powered engines. Designed to withstand the impact of a direct hit from a 500-pound bomb, the building is an outstanding e... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...
Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Hill 400 Fixed Defense...
Significance: Part of the coastal defense system implemented after the Japanese attacks of June 1942 when an invasion was feared. Principal defenses were four 144mm. guns on Panama mounts which could fire in a... More
NIKE Missile Base C-84, Shorter Barracks, South of Launch Area Entranc...
Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base C-84. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and n... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Paint Shed, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kod...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-J National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Roosevelt Base, Bounded by Ocean Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, Richa...
Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Tank House, San Juan, San Juan Municip...
Survey number: HABS PR-133-D Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Gymnasium, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Kodi...
Survey number: HABS AK-47-Q National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Aerology Operations Bu...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Aerology Operations Bu...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Torpedo Assembly Compl...
Significance: Utilized in the assembly and storage of torpedoes for use in air warfare, this complex is a fine example of such facilities which were often constructed at American air stations close to combat zo... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Administration Building, East central portion...
Significance: This building provided administration and housing facilities for the base. Engineering drawings indicate that most Nike administration buildings contained a day room, offices for the battery comm... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska Valley Canton...
Significance: This training area was established in preparation for the invasion of Kiska. 1,000 casuals were trained here in techniques to combat Aleutian terrain and climate. They formed a composite regimen... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Isl...
Significance: Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears Naval Operating Base served as the main base for the American presence in the Aleutian Islands during World War II and received the most serious air attack on North Ame... More
Advance Base Depot, Davisville, Building A-130, Northeast section of A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...
Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...
Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More