The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 4
Cold War service in the California National Guard comes into view here, from Boeing C-97 and KC-97 Stratofreighters on the flight line to a Hiller OH-23 Raven over open grassland. Legislative visits, award ceremonies, NCO Academy instruction, and radio watch rooms together document the working life of the state's citizen-airmen and soldiers around 1960.
Officers and Guest at U.S. Army Reserve Luncheon, featuring Maj. Gen. Fernando C. Mencaccy and Lt. Col. Harris, c. early 1960s
Maj. Gen. Fernando C. Mencaccy Seated with Guests at Reserve Officers' Social Function, c. early 1960s
Lt. Barnard Presents Card to Honoree at Reserve Officers' Function, c. early 1960s
Maj. Gen. Fernando C. Mencaccy, USAR, in His Office with Guest, c. early 1960s
Group Portrait: Maj. Gen. Fernando C. Mencaccy, Honoree, and Lt. Col. Harris, c. early 1960s
Major General Fernando C. Mencaccy, USAR, with Young Woman Signing Document in Office, circa early 1960s
Ceremonial Scroll Presentation to Civilian Honoree, California Army National Guard Airfield Review, circa early 1960s
Award Presentation During California Army National Guard Review, with Civilian Honoree in Attendance, circa early 1960s
Formation and Color Guard at California Army National Guard Review, with Civilian Honoree, circa early 1960s
Hiller OH-23 Raven Observation Helicopter of an Army National Guard Infantry Division, Field Training Site, circa late 1950s–early 1960s
National Guard Ground Crew Servicing H-19 Chickasaw Helicopter on Airfield Ramp
California National Guard Hiller OH-23 Raven Helicopter in Flight Over Field
California National Guard Hiller OH-23 Raven Helicopter Hovering, Front-Quarter View
California National Guard Hiller OH-23 Raven Helicopter, Close Front-Quarter View (Alternate Frame)
National Guard Serviceman at Radio Communications Desk, Base Operations Office
California Army National Guard Ground Crew Servicing a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Liaison Aircraft
Photo Laboratory Order Envelope, NCO Academy, Fort MacArthur — June 1960
NCO Academy Trainees Study a Soviet Mine Identification Set, Fort MacArthur
NCO Academy Ordnance Identification Class, Alternate View — Soviet Mine Set, Fort MacArthur
California National Guard NCO Academy Trainees Display an Automatic Weapon, Fort MacArthur
California National Guard NCO Academy -- Soldier Demonstrating Recoilless Rifle Barrel Assembly, Camp Roberts, June 1960
Three NCO Academy Students Handling Recoilless Rifle Barrel Assembly, Camp Roberts, June 1960
Photo Lab Negative Sleeve -- 'Camp Roberts, June 1960, Artillery: Mortar-Tank'
Three Soldiers Carrying Recoilless Rifle Barrel Assembly, NCO Academy, Camp Roberts, June 1960
Field Command Post / Instruction Group Beneath Oak Trees, Camp Roberts, June 1960
Commercial Street Scene, Two-Story Stucco Building with Period Automobiles, California, c. 1955-1958
California National Guard M42 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun on Firing Range, Rear View
Photo Studio Negative Sleeve, 'April 1960 - Aircraft C-97,' Archival Envelope
Flight Engineer at Instrument Panel Aboard C-97 Stratofreighter, California Air National Guard
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, 'CALIF. AIR GUARD,' Parked on Airfield Ramp, April 1960
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, California Air National Guard — Ramp Portrait, Port Side View
California Air National Guard Personnel Boarding a Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
Photographer's Job Envelope — 'State Assemblymen w/ C-97 at Muni Airport,' April 1960
California State Assemblymen Pose with California Air National Guard C-97C, Serial 50-0700, April 1960
California State Assemblymen and Air Guard Officers Wave Beside C-97 Stratofreighter, April 1960
Civilian Dignitaries and Air Force Officers Pose Before a California Air National Guard Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, April 1960
Air Force Officer and Civilian Exchange Handshake at C-97 Airstair, California Air National Guard, circa 1960
Photographic Negative Envelope Labeled 'Aircraft C-97, April 1960' -- Photo Lab Order Sleeve
Flight Engineer's Station Aboard a California Air National Guard Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
California Air National Guard Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter on the Ramp
California Air National Guard Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter on the Flight Line, circa 1960
Flight Line of Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighter Aircraft, Air National Guard Ramp
Air National Guard Ramp with Boeing C-97/KC-97 Stratofreighters and Control Tower
Flight Engineer's Station Aboard a Boeing C-97/KC-97, In-Flight Crew Photograph
National Guard Troops Formed Beside a California Air National Guard C-97 Stratofreighter
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, 'CALIF. Air Guard', Serial 00697, Ramp Profile View
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter of the California Air National Guard on the Flight Line
