The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 2
Nike missiles on their launchers and in flight sit alongside wildfire mop-up convoys, aircraft maintenance at Sacramento, and airmen of the 146th Air Transport Wing in this look at California Guard duty around 1960. Surviving photo lab order envelopes add a rare view of the administrative trail behind the images themselves.
National Guard Christmas Toy Delivery to a Family in a Suburban Driveway
'California National Guard: Missile-Age Minutemen' Composite Photographic Display Board
Mass Tactical Parachute Drop During National Guard Airborne Training Exercise
Mass Parachute Drop Over Training Field, California National Guard/Army Exercise, c. 1960
Exterior View of National Guard Armory/Facility Grounds, California, Winter, c. 1959-1960
Exterior View of National Guard Facility Surroundings, California, Winter, c. 1959-1960
Cleared Field and Adjacent Neighborhood, Site of National Guard Facility Development
Vacant Field and Railway Embankment with Signal Gantry — Site Documentation Photograph
Photo-Lab Negative Envelope Labeled 'Nike,' August 1959
Desert Missile Range with Distant Missile on Launch Stand
Mobile Optical Tracking Station and Range Personnel, Missile Test Range
Twin Cinder-Cone Hills at a Desert Missile Test Range
Sky Study with Faint Vertical Trail, Possible Distant Missile Ascent
Nike Missile Launch — Ascent Against Desert Storm Clouds
Nike Missile Launch Sequence — Continued Ascent
Photo-Lab Negative Envelope Labeled 'C 119 Troop Carrier,' June 1959
C-119 Flying Boxcar in Formation, Viewed from Open Paratroop Door
Nike Guided Missiles Erect on Launchers at a U.S. Army Air Defense Site
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Flight, Three-Quarter View
Paratroopers Exiting a C-119 Flying Boxcar Door
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Formation Flight, Side View
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Formation Flight, Close Three-Quarter View
Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" in Flight
Photo Lab Order Envelope – CO CANG 169th Transportation, Army Aircraft Maintenance, Sacramento, September 1960
California Army National Guard Soldier Cleaning a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, Sacramento, 1960
Sergeant Hayward with U.S. Army L-19/O-1 Bird Dog Liaison Aircraft, National Guard Flight Line
Photo Lab Order Envelope – CO CANG 169th Transportation, Bell H-13-G Helicopter, Sacramento, September 1960
California Army National Guard Ground Crewman Assisting Pilot into Bell H-13-G Cockpit, circa 1960
U.S. Army Bell H-13-G Sioux Helicopter Pilot in Cockpit, Serial No. 53-3811
National Guard Aviation Supply Technicians Handling Propeller Assembly, Parts Depot
California Army National Guard Crewmen Assisting Pilot into Bell H-13-G Cockpit (Alternate Angle)
California Army National Guard Maintenance Crew Hoisting Aircraft Engine, Sacramento, 1960
Interior of California Army National Guard Maintenance Hangar with Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Under Overhaul
California Army National Guard Mechanics Working on Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Wing Structure, Sacramento Hangar
California Army National Guard NCO Servicing Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Wingtip, Sacramento Hangar
Photo Lab Order Envelope – ANG Office of Information, Hq 146th Air Transport Wing (H), September 1960
146th Air Transport Wing Airmen Inspecting Aircraft Nose Electronics Bay, September 1960
California Air National Guard Sergeant Servicing Main Landing Gear, 146th Air Transport Wing, 1960
146th Air Transport Wing Airmen Inspecting Fire Extinguisher/Oxygen Cylinder Fitting, September 1960
Van Nuys Air National Guard Station – Airmen Servicing Radial Engine, 146th Air Transport Wing, 1960
Air National Guard Airmen Servicing Electronic Test Equipment, Circa 1950s
Photo Studio Negative Order Envelope, 'Chelsey Fire,' September 1960
National Guard Personnel and Military Trucks Staged for Wildfire/Disaster Response Operation
National Guard and Forestry Vehicles Staged During Wildfire Mop-Up Operation
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Wildfire Burning Across Forested Mountain Terrain
U.S. Army Truck Convoy Transporting Firefighting Crew Through Forest, National Guard Wildfire Support Operation
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Forested Hillside Terrain -- National Guard Collection
National Guard Personnel Conferring at Jeep, Wooded Field Site
Aerial View of Forest Clearing with Access Road and Ground Structure
