The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Cold War readiness and community outreach meet in these National Guard photographs, from Nike Ajax missiles on a hillside battery and scramble alert panels of the 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to Patton tanks in an armory drill hall. Christmas toy deliveries by jeep and a VFW Buddy Poppy campaign show the Guard as a neighborhood presence.
Post Exchange Snack Bar and Retail Counter, National Guard Installation
Dining Hall Interior with Fireplace, National Guard Armory Facility
Nike Missile Elevator and Underground Magazine, Air Defense Site
Army Air Defense Personnel Prepare a Nike Missile, Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California
Soldiers Conducting Missile Test Equipment Check, Nike Missile Battery
Servicemen Inspecting Nike Missile Tracking Radar Antenna, Army National Guard Air Defense Site
Nike Ajax Missiles Erected at Launch Battery, Hillside Air Defense Site
Soldiers Conducting Equipment Checkout Beside Nike Ajax Missile, Army Air Defense Battery
Nike Ajax Surface-to-Air Missiles on Erector-Launcher Rail, U.S. Army Air Defense Battery
Runway Temperature and Alert Flight Scramble Signal Display Panels, 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, California Air National Guard
Runway Temperature Reference Panel, 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, California Air National Guard
Outdoor Free-Air Temperature Sensor Stand on Flight Line, Likely Fresno Air National Guard Base
Runway Temperature and Alert Flight Scramble Signal Panels, Detail View, 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, California Air National Guard
Interior View of Cased Electrical Transformer Assembly, Burton Equipment Co., Ground Support Equipment
VFW 'Buddy Poppy' Campaign Presentation: Local Official and Child Poppy Volunteer, Sacramento, California
VFW 'Buddy Poppy' Campaign Presentation: Local Official and Child Poppy Volunteer, Sacramento, California (Alternate Angle)
Air National Guard Officer 'Holsclaw' at Community Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Sacramento Area, California
Air National Guard Officer Escorting Two Women at Base Parking Area, Sacramento Area, California
Community Pancake Breakfast in Air National Guard Mess Hall, Early 1960s
Formal Group Portrait with Air National Guard Officer and Civic Guests, Office Setting
Candid Portrait of Two Young Women with Corsages Outside Air National Guard Facility
Officer and Honored Guests Beside Missile Static Display, Air National Guard Open House
Formal Group Portrait with Air National Guard Officer and Civic Guests, Office Setting (Alternate Exposure)
Group Portrait with Aerojet 'Senior' Solid Rocket Motor Casing, Early 1960s Aerospace Open House
Officer Presenting Token to Seated Woman Beside Rocket Motor Casing, Aerojet Open House, Early 1960s
Woman Seated on Large Rocket Motor Casing with Companion, Public Open House Event, Early 1960s
Woman Seated on Rocket Motor Casing Laughing with Companion, Public Open House Event, Early 1960s
Formal Indoor Group Portrait with Air Force Officer and Company Officials, Early 1960s Open House Event
Corsage-Wearing Guests Observe Radar Scope Operation at Air National Guard Air Defense Facility
Ceremonial Insignia Pinning: Two Young Women Honor Air National Guard Officer 'Holsclaw'
National Guard Officers and Guests at 'Aunt Jemima's Pancake Jamboree' Community Fundraiser
Photographic Order Envelope Labeled 'Governor Brown Inauguration,' January 5, 1959
National Guard Officers Greet Civilian Dignitary, Likely Governor Edmund G. 'Pat' Brown, at 1959 Inauguration
Civilian Dignitary Addressing Audience at California State Capitol Rotunda, National Guard Ceremony
Group Portrait of Civic, Judicial, and Military-Affiliated Dignitaries, California State Capitol
California Army National Guard General Officer and Field Officer with Civilian Official
Civilian Officials with California Army National Guard Officer Beside the Colors
California Army National Guard Color Guard Ceremony, State Capitol Rotunda
National Guard Officers and Civilian Dignitary During Invocation at State Capitol Ceremony
California State Senator Hugh Burns and Companion at Capitol Ceremony
National Guard Tank Crew with M47/M48 Patton Tank Inside Armory Drill Hall
National Guard Sergeant Showing Children a .50 Caliber Machine Gun Mount on Armored Vehicle
National Guard Sergeant and Children Examining Tank Turret Details During Open House
National Guard M38A1 Jeep Christmas Toy Delivery, Suburban Residence, c. late 1950s
National Guard M38A1 Jeep Christmas Toy Delivery, Suburban Residence, c. late 1950s (Frame 2)
National Guard M38A1 Jeep Christmas Toy Delivery, Suburban Residence, c. late 1950s (Frame 3)
National Guard M38A1 Jeep Christmas Toy Delivery, Suburban Residence, c. late 1950s (Frame 4)
National Guard M38A1 Jeep Christmas Toy Delivery, Suburban Residence, c. late 1950s (Frame 5)
National Guard Jeep Delivers Christmas Gift to Child, 'Helping Santa' Community Outreach Program, c. 1958-1962
