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LOOKING SOUTH AT FIRST PLANE TO LAND ON FILL (RUNWAY 16-34) LANDPLANE HANGARS (BLDGS. 3-4) VISIBLE IN BACKGROUND. USN PHOTO, DECEMBER 23, 1940. - Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
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LOOKING SOUTH AT FIRST PLANE TO LAND ON FILL (RUNWAY 16-34) LANDPLANE HANGARS (BLDGS. 3-4) VISIBLE IN BACKGROUND. USN PHOTO, DECEMBER 23, 1940. - Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
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Albert Kahn,Incorporated; George A Fuller Company; Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation
Depicted place Rhode Island; Washington County; North Kingstown
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
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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HAER RI,5-KINGN,6-22
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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: The Quonset Point Naval Air Station is a typical example of the design and construction concepts that influenced major World War II era naval air stations. Until the time of its closing it was the largest single-unit industrial employer in Rhode Island.
  • Survey number: HAER RI-15
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1941 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ri0347.photos.146392p
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