Title: Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California Photo Collection
Description: 37 copy prints and negatives of views taken at Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, California in 1930-1933. Includes aerial views of the field, the maiden flight of blimp J-4, and the arrival of USS Macon (ZRS-5). Several of the images from this collection have been cataloged at the item level into the NH image series (NH 85737 – NH 85748).
Accession#: S-211
Donor: Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa: 1930-1933
Format: Black and white photographs, black and white negatives
Collection Guide:
S-211-A
16 photographs before and after construction of the airship and balloon hangars.
S-211-B
7 photographs of the maiden flight of Navy Blimp J-4 at NAS Moffett Field on June 29, 1933.
S-211-C
8 photographs of the arrival of USS Macon (ZRS-5) from the east coast on October 15, 1933.
S-211-D
6 photographs include:
-Goodyear blimp “Volunteer”
-Arrival of British Air Attache, CAPT G.R. McFarland Reid in an Army Fighter
-Visit of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Henry L. Roosevelt with CAPT Shoemaker on August 22, 1933
-US Marine football team arriving on Septerber 21, 1933
-Aerial view of the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Yerba Buena island in 1933
For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil
