The Snapshots in Time Collection
History of Marine Barracks Quantico, Virginia — Booklet Pages 4-5, Early Development and Aeronautical Origins
A page from a printed history of Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, detailing the post's 1918 founding and the earliest days of Marine Corps aviation — including kite balloons, seaplanes, and two airfields named for aviators killed in the line of duty. Documents like this preserved institutional memory for generations of Marines who trained at Quantico. Project: 218326