The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 2
Pages from the Scott Field Book capture life at the Army Air Forces radio and communications school in Illinois, from gunnery turret training and Army Nurse Corps field exercises to WAC teletype operators and African American trainees in segregated units. Sports, Christmas features and visits from Bob Hope reveal the morale-building world built around wartime instruction.
'Athletics' Page from the Scott Field Training Book, WWII Army Air Forces Publication
'Athletics' Page from Scott Field Training Publication, WWII Era
"Athletics" Page from a Scott Field Training Publication
"Sports" Page from Scott Field Training Yearbook, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII Era
Post Headquarters Building, Scott Field, Illinois - AAF Training Field Facilities Book
'The Story of Flight' Mural Series, Headquarters Building, Scott Field, Illinois
'Fun, Food and Frolic' Chapter Opener - Canteen Scenes and Post Theatre, Scott Field Book
'Scott Field Boy Meets Belleville Belle' - Wartime Romance Feature, Scott Field Book
U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Selecting a Ring with Sweetheart at Jewelry Store, with Companion Automobile Portrait
Illustrated Narrative Sequence: Soldier's Courtship, Furniture Shopping, Wedding Ceremony, and Newlywed Departure
"Single Shots" Yearbook Page - Scott Field Army Air Forces Trainees, WWII Era
Base Life Montage: Hometown Map, Orderly Room, Twin Soldiers, and Barbershop Quartet at Scott Field
Scott Field Training Center Yearbook Page: Retreat Formation, Globe, and Billiards Recreation
"Life of a Radio Student" — Scott Field AAF Radio Training Yearbook Page, WWII
Scott Field Yearbook Page: Daily Life and Recreation at an Army Air Forces Training Base
Scott Field Broadcaster Newspaper Front Page, October 7, 1942 (Vol. 2, No. 35)
"Leg Work" -- Scott Field Training Yearbook Page Depicting Physical Conditioning Hikes and Classroom Marches, WWII Era
Army Nurse Corps Training: Gas Mask Formation, Drill, and Obstacle Course, Scott Field
Women Civil Service Workers at Scott Field: Welders, Machinists, and Mechanics
Women War Workers Page from the Scott Field Book, WWII Training Publication
N.C.O. Club Recreation at Scott Field: Photo Album and Jukebox Gathering
"Negro Sections" Page from WWII Army Air Forces Training Publication (Scott Field Book, 345th Bomber Group Collection)
African American Soldiers on KP Duty, Calisthenics, and Formation Inspection, Scott Field (Segregated U.S. Army, WWII)
WACs at Scott Field: Teletype, Flight-Line Signaling, and Radio Recruiting, WWII
WAC Personnel 'On the Job': Teletype Operations, Aircraft Radio Inspection, and Code Instruction at Scott Field
Patriotic Portraits: WAC Corporal with American Flag and WAC Bugler Sounding Call to Arms
P.T. (Physical Training) at Scott Field: Human Toss, Tower Balance, and Wheelbarrow Races
"Medics In Action" — Army Medical Corps Field Training Exercise, Scott Field, Illinois, WWII Era
Scott Field Training Yearbook Page: Litter-Bearer March and Simulated Casualty Treatment Exercise, WWII
Simulated Gas Attack and Casualty Evacuation Training Exercise, Scott Field Training Publication
Entertainment Page, Scott Field WWII Training Base Yearbook
WAC Corporal Posed with Aircraft Propeller, Publicity Portrait, Scott Field
Formation Review of Airmen with Training Aircraft, Scott Field Training Publication, World War II Era
"Santa Claus Comes to Scott Field" - Christmas Feature, Scott Field Book
Winter Sports at Scott Field: Snow Bicycling and a Mass Snowball Fight
"Rx" – Pharmacy Training Page, Scott Field Yearbook Publication, U.S. Army Air Forces
Post Theatre Exterior and Projection Room, Scott Field Yearbook Page
Celebrity Entertainment at Scott Field: Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, and Jeanette MacDonald Radio Broadcasts
Movie and Radio Stars Visit Scott Field: Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna Broadcasts
Scott Field Base Band in Formation on the Parade Ground
"Ears of the Air Force" — AAF Radio Operator Training Photograph, Scott Field
African American Radio Trainees and Vocal Quartet 'Close Harmony,' Scott Field (Segregated Training Unit, WWII)
'NURSES' Training Page from the Scott Field Book, WWII Army Nurse Corps Field Exercises
Radio and Gunnery Training: Trainee in Aircraft Turret/Gunner Station, Scott Field
Farewell Formation: Airmen Departing Scott Field, Illinois, WWII
U.S. Army Air Forces Airman in Parachute Harness with Headset, Studio Publicity Portrait, Scott Field Publication
Scott Field Army Air Forces Training Yearbook Page — Class Portraits
