File:AIRMEN'S BARRACKS (FACILITY Nos. 422, 442, AND 420) IN MIDDLE DISTANCE, ALSO SHOWING ESCOLTA AVENUE AT RIGHT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST FROM RESERVOIR HILL. (Part 2 of a 3 view panorama; HABS CAL,21-NOVA,1-5.tif

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AIRMEN'S BARRACKS (FACILITY Nos. 422, 442, AND 420) IN MIDDLE DISTANCE, ALSO SHOWING ESCOLTA AVENUE AT RIGHT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST FROM RESERVOIR HILL. (Part 2 of a 3 view panorama; see also CA-2398-4 and CA-2398-6.) - Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Depicted place California; Marin County; Novato
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS CAL,21-NOVA,1-5
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base was assigned the mission of defending the entire western United States, a role it maintained until 1940. Hamilton also played a significant role in national defense and training during World War II, when it served as one of three major bases of the west coast wing of the Air Transport Command's Pacific Division and parent group of the Operational Training Unit Program, a role critical to the war effort in the Pacific. Hamilton represented a significant departure from accepted Army base architectural style and layout. The carefully planned landscaping that incorporated natural oak groves, knolls, and hills; the cohesive design of all buildings in a Spanish Eclectic style; and the conception of an Army base as a planned community were creative and daring innovations. In contrast to the careful planning evident in the original layout, the temporary buildings constructed during World War II seem to have been built wherever there was room, and project a feeling of the haste and frenzy that accompanied activities during the war.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N304
  • Survey number: HABS CA-2398
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 98001347.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca1926.photos.323449p
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Object location38° 06′ 27″ N, 122° 34′ 07″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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