View of Kirtland Army Air Base From Northwest
Date1946
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.2 × 24 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Clark Speakman
Object numberPA1968.001.328
DescriptionA northwest aerial view of the Kirtland Army Air Base storage, maintenance and scrapping facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The new fairgrounds can be seen in the background along Central Avenue. In the far left frame, there is an edge of the runway. To the right of that area are several buildings that make up the base. There are several rows of parked aircraft in the center frame, past the buildings. In the background, there are fairgrounds and there are mountains in the background.Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "1946".
On View
Not on viewLocale
November, 1946