Lowry Air Force Base WWII hanger
Call Number
5DV712OAHP
Title
Lowry Air Force Base WWII hanger
Creator(s)
History Colorado. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
Summary
Exterior photograph of the Lowry Air Force Base World War II hanger located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and the Pacific in the late 1930s and early 1940s . At the time of its construction in 1940 , the building was one of the nation's largest military barracks . It exhibits the Spanish Revival style as interpreted by military architects and applied to a massive brick institutional housing facility late in the style's period of popularity .
Date
1998 August
Notes
OAHP Slide Collection.
Physical Description
1 photographic slide: color, 2 x 2 in.
Subject
Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000. Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000. Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000. Historic Buildings. Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver. Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver. Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
Rights
The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, History Colorado, reserves all rights to materials in society collections, including, but not limited to, photographs, digital files and publications of the society. Publication or reproduction of photographs or other materials from History Colorado collections requires written permission from the Society.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
cyc_chs_oahp_5DV_712_003.tif
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Street Address
200 Rampart Way
Zip Code
80230
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