Abilene Mayor C. E. Gatlin, Colonel H. R. Hallock and French M. Robertson

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20141181

Description

Exterior view of a land for military airfield. Ground having been broken for the new $70,00,000 Abilene Air Force Base. Participants watch heavy equipment going into action. Left to right, Abilene Mayor C. E. Gatlin, Colonel H. R. Hallock, Fort Worth District engineer, U. S. Corps of Engineers, and French M. Robertson, vice president of Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Southwest regional Civil Defense director.

Archival Date

1953-09-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-981

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Air bases; Ground breaking ceremonies