Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...
Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More
Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Christmas Valley Radar Sit...
Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tra... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility D-6, 4 miles n...
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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Storage Shed, Napa ...
Survey number: HAER CA-133-1-L Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, Randsburg Wash Facility Target T...
Significance: The Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022) are significant for their role in the naval testing of proximity or variable time (VT) fuzes, a vital element of the Navy's weapon... More
Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, Randsburg Wash Facility Target T...
Significance: The Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022) are significant for their role in the naval testing of proximity or variable time (VT) fuzes, a vital element of the Navy's weapon... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Missile Roll Transfer Building...
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Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site ...
Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tran... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Deep Well Pump House & Tower, Twining Street...
Significance: The Deep Well Pump House and Tower (Building No. 1808) was built in 1953, probably in response to the base's increasing population at the time. It represents Ellsworth's significant growth in both... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Deep Well Pump House & Tower, Twining Street...
Significance: The Deep Well Pump House and Tower (Building No. 1808) was built in 1953, probably in response to the base's increasing population at the time. It represents Ellsworth's significant growth in both... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Water Pump Stati...
Significance: The Water Pump Station (Building No. 88621) was built in the Cold War era in 1952 as part of the water distribution system for the newly constructed Rushmore Air Force Station, a federal storage a... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Building, 200 yards east of Coun...
Significance: The Transmitter Building (Building No. 11000) was constructed in 1953 as a Communications Transmitter Building to house radio-based aircraft navigation and communication equipment, reflecting the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Ellsworth Stree...
Significance: The Waste Water Treatment Plant (Building No. 3016) was built in two phases, the first in 1950, the second in 1953. It represents Ellsworth's significant growth in both size and function during th... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Pyrotechnic Shed, N...
Survey number: HAER CA-133-1-M Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arthur M. Huddell, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport Ne...
Significance: The Arthur M. Huddell is significant as an example of the Liberty class, which have been described as the workhorses of World War II. The mass production of the Liberty class was possible because... More
Orphan Lode Mine, Headframe, North of West Rim Road between Powell Poi...
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Orphan Lode Mine, Headframe, North of West Rim Road between Powell Poi...
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Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... More
Rabbit Creek White Alice Site, Radio Relay Station, Anchorage, Anchora...
Significance: Rabbit Creek was an unattended TD-2 microwave radio relay station that was built in 1955-56 and opened on 18 January 1957. It was acquired by Alascom in 1983 and still functions as it did origina... More
Rabbit Creek White Alice Site, Radio Relay Station, Anchorage, Anchora...
Significance: Rabbit Creek was an unattended TD-2 microwave radio relay station that was built in 1955-56 and opened on 18 January 1957. It was acquired by Alascom in 1983 and still functions as it did origina... More
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... More
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Titan One Missile Complex 2A, .3 miles west of 129 Road and 1.5 miles ...
Significance: Beginning in 1962, the US deployed its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) - the Atlas and the Titan I. These powerful weapons dramatically altered the Cold War by introducing the ca... More
Titan One Missile Complex 2A, .3 miles west of 129 Road and 1.5 miles ...
Significance: Beginning in 1962, the US deployed its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) - the Atlas and the Titan I. These powerful weapons dramatically altered the Cold War by introducing the ca... More
Titan One Missile Complex 2A, .3 miles west of 129 Road and 1.5 miles ...
Significance: Beginning in 1962, the US deployed its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) - the Atlas and the Titan I. These powerful weapons dramatically altered the Cold War by introducing the ca... More
Titan One Missile Complex 2A, .3 miles west of 129 Road and 1.5 miles ...
Significance: Beginning in 1962, the US deployed its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) - the Atlas and the Titan I. These powerful weapons dramatically altered the Cold War by introducing the ca... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph of electronic equipment, processor, control panel, technology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Officers' Quarte...
Significance: Constructed in 1952, the Rushmore Air Force Station Officers' Quarters is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During this er... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Officers' Quarte...
Significance: Constructed in 1952, the Rushmore Air Force Station Officers' Quarters is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During this er... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Officers' Quarte...
Significance: Constructed in 1952, the Rushmore Air Force Station Officers' Quarters is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During this er... More
Atlantic convoys - A group of men working on a submarine
Photograph shows British seamen aboard the destroyer Vanoc "preparing the torpedo, before loading the tube." British Official Photo, A-4575. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture... More
Nike Hercules Missile Battery Summit Site, High Explosives Magazine, A...
Survey number: HAER AK-18-D Building/structure dates: ca. 1959 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1979 Subsequent Work
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Traffic Check House...
Survey number: HAER CA-133-1-H Public domain scan of settlement or building architecture plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1472 Luke Street, Blackh...
Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory possesses a documented historical association with base activities during the early Cold War era, a period of substantial military activity and growth. During this period, E... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1472 Luke Street, Blackh...
Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory possesses a documented historical association with base activities during the early Cold War era, a period of substantial military activity and growth. During this period, E... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, SLC-3 Air Force Bui...
Survey number: HAER CA-133-1-F Public domain scan of settlement or building architecture plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Bangor Air National Guard ...
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Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Bangor Air National Guard ...
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Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Bangor Air National Guard ...
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March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Buil...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Rushmore Air Force Station Steam Plant Building is significant for its association with American Military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Buil...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Rushmore Air Force Station Steam Plant Building is significant for its association with American Military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1... More
Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Christmas Valley Radar Sit...
Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tra... More
Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...
Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More