Randolph Air Force Base: National Historic Landmark

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Randolph Air Force Base National Historic
Landmark
Bruce Ashcroft
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Randolph AFB From Cotton Fields to National
Historic Landmark

• Dr. Bruce Ashcroft,
• HQ AETC History Office

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Early Design
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The Garden City
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The Model Base, 1926
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Open Fields, 1928
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Randolph Field, 1931
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West Point of the Air, 1935
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Not the West Point of the Air
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I Wanted Wings, 1941
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World War II Football Team
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1939 Base Map
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1943 Base Map
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Tent City
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Showplace of the Air Force
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The Wrong WayBuilding 902
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A Missed OpportunityBuilding 905
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Preservation/Adaptive Re-useAviation Cadet
Rooms, Bldg 907
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Original DetailingCommanders House
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Original Detailing
flying tires
tiles
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RestorationCommanders House
before
after
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A Future Project?
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MitigationAir Traffic Control Tower
movie still
original
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before
after
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New ConstructionDaedalians Headquarters
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Historic Records
floor plans
print media
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Historic Re-creation
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Architecture Study
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Randolph Today,National Historic Landmark
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