Cape Chiniak, ca. 1950's.
Identifier
UAA-hmc-0370-series15a-2-105
Collection Name
Christine M. McClain papers, 1907-1992. UAA-HMC-0370
Title
Cape Chiniak , ca. 1950's .
Description
View of two workers climbing the dome atop a "White Alice " facility at Cape Chiniak , on Kodiak Island , Alaska . White Alice was a form of radar built by the U.S . Air Force in the mid 1950's . Built during the height of the Cold War the U.S . Air Force meant these White Alice sites to warn against incoming enemy aircraft and to control responding U.S . fighters . The Cape Chiniak site was never activated , due to advances in technology that allowed the Middleton Island site to provide better coverage for the area . The Cape Chiniak facility was completed in the fall of 1957 and provided Kodiak Island with long-distance telephone service until satellites took over in the 1970's . 1950's .
Required citation
Christine McClain papers , Archives and Special Collections , Consortium Library , University of Alaska Anchorage .
Subject.TGM
Radar Men Buildings Domes Military facilities Employees
Corporate Name
United States. Air Force Alaska Communications Systems
Location
Chiniak, Cape (Alaska) Kodiak Island (Alaska)
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1939 to 1959
Date.original
1950 - 1959
Type
Image (Photographs)
Related Materials
http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/FindingAids/hmc-0370.html
Ordering & Use
http://www.consortiumlibrary.org/archives/UAADA
Holding Institution
University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections. 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508, 1-907-786-1849. mailto:archives@uaa.alaska.edu
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