Wright Field Photographs (SC-317)
Content Description
Collection contains approximately 22 photos of Wright Field and surrounding area c. 1940s-50s. These photos belonged to William E. Kremer who was a Base Civil Engineer. Some of the photos are numbered with USAF idenitification numbers. Also contained in the materials is a "Dayton" magazine from 1968. This will be placed in the PAM files.
This collection is a small selection of reprinted still photographs from the Wright/McCook Field Still Photograph Collection taken by the Air Force Material Division. Most of the photos are 1943 B&G (Building & Grounds) Publicity traffic congestion photographs showing employees of Wright and Patterson Fields waiting to board busses and a photograph of the congested cafeteria. Also depicted is the boardwalk at Wright Field, and four photographs of unidentified employees celebrating during an office party.
Dates
- Creation: 1943
Creator
- Kremer, William E., 1915-2008 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The collector of the photographs, William E. Kremer, retired as Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a Civil Engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base where he retired in 1985.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A small grouping of photographs from Wright Field in 1943, collected by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base engineer William Kremer.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The majority of photographs were 3-hole punched prior to their arrival to the archives.
Other Finding Aids
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/sc317.pdf.
Custodial History
Esther Kremer of Kettering, Ohio unconditionally donated the small collection of Mr. William E. Kremer, a Base Civil Engineer, to the HQ AFMC Command Curator of Air Force Materiel Command located at Wright-Patterson AFB on behalf of the U.S. Air Force Museum System.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
R. Ray Ortensie of the U.S. Air Force Museum System, transferred the collection to Special Collections & Archives on July 12, 2012.
Existence and Location of Originals
Photographs 2-14 in this collection are prints made from the Wright/McCook Field Still Photograph Collection, 1918-1971, now located at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum ( https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/wrightmccook-field-still-photograph-collection-1918-1971 ).
Separated Materials
A June 1968 issue of Dayton Magazine was separated for cataloging and is available in the reading room.
General
Descriptions for photographs 2-14 are from the Index of McCook/Wright Field Photographs.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Wright Field Photographs (SC-317)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Toni Vanden Bos
- Date
- 2019 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
