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Wendover Utah Air Base photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0581

Scope and Contents

The photographs in P0581 depict daily life at the Wendover, Utah, Army Air Base during World War II. Only USO and recreational activities are shown; there are no photographs of historic airplanes or flight operations. The Wendover Air Base served as a training base from 1940 through the end of World War II, and parts of it are still in use as the Utah Test and Training Range, managed by the U.S. Air Force. Some photographs have official stamps with the date and other information; some have captions written on the reverse of the print; some have both sources of information, while some have no identifications at all. It is not known who wrote the captions on the backs of the photographs.

Dates

  • 1941-1944

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

14 Photographic Prints

Abstract

The Wendover Utah Air Base photograph collection contains photographs that depict daily life as well as USO and recreational activities at the Wendover, Utah, Army Air Base during World War II.

Processing Information

Processed by Roy Webb in 2003.
Title
Guide to the Wendover Utah Air Base photograph collection 1941-1944
Author
Finding aid prepared by Roy Webb.
Date
2003
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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