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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: PG460
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of photographs depicting company administrators and employees, the Colt's armory in Hartford and other Colt-related properties, events, promotional material, and firearms.

Dates: circa 1864-1961

Sergeant Beatrice McCuistion and George Ortseifer, circa 1942-1945

 Item — Envelope 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection of 217 black and white photographs is a representative survey of the aspects of military life and training on the base from 1942 to 1945. All the photos are numbered, identified, and stamped "Official U.S. Army Air Corps photo" on back. Activities represented include, among others, the Sixth War Loan drive, an open house for the public, redeployment, multiple training exercises, the training of Chinese fighter pilots, day-to-day life, and medal presentations to servicemen or...
Dates: circa 1942-1945