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United States airman photograph album of the Panama Canal Zone
MS 145
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Title: United States airman photograph album of the Panama Canal Zone
Date: circa 1942
Collection Number: MS 145
Extent:
1.06 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of one photograph album, containing 126 original gelatin silver photographs taken during the early
1940s by an unknown United States (U.S.) airman stationed at Albrook Field and Rio Hato bases in the U.S. Controlled Panama
Canal Zone during World War II. Photographs in the album include handwritten captions, and show images of the two U.S. air
bases, group shots and portraits of fellow airmen, local scenery, native Panamanians, and local events and outings.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition,
the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected
by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other
restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility
for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. United States airman photograph album of the Panama Canal Zone (MS 145). Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Purchased in 2022.
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2022.
The collection consists of one photograph album, containing 126 original gelatin silver photographs taken during the early
1940s by an unknown United States (U.S.) airman stationed at Albrook Field and Rio Hato bases in the U.S. Controlled Panama
Canal Zone during World War II. Photographs in the album include handwritten captions, and show images of the two U.S. air
bases, group shots and portraits of fellow airmen, local scenery, native Panamanians, and local events and outings.
The photograph album has been maintained in its original order, as it was received by Special Collections & University Archives,
which includes areas where photographs are missing.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Albrook Field (Canal Zone)
Base Militar de Río Hato (Panama)
United States. Army. Air Corps. Pursuit Squadron, 24th
Canal Zone
Indians of Central America
Military
Panama
World War, 1939-1945