Identifier	UAA-hmc-1064-s497
Collection Name	Leland A. Olson papers, 1955-1961. UAA-HMC-1064
Title	DEWline radar station, Cape Dyer, Aug. 6, 1959.
Description	Title taken from slide mount. Aerial view of DEW (Distance Early Warning) Line site at Cape Dyer, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, with antennas, radome, buildings, and three storage tanks visible in photo. Trucks are visible at left of storage tanks. DEW Line sites were constructed in Canada and Alaska forming a network of radar outposts, and were operated by the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Aug. 6, 1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
Creator	Olson, Leland A.
Required citation	Leland A. Olson papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Subject.TGM	Radar Military facilities Buildings Antennas (Electronics) Storage tanks Trucks
Subject.LCSH	DEW line Radar defense networks Radomes
Corporate Name	United States. Air Force Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Location	Dyer, Cape (Nunavut)
Region	Outside Alaska
Time Period	1939 to 1959
Date.original	1959 August 6
Type	Image (Photographs) Image (Aerial photographs)
Related Materials	http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/FindingAids/hmc-1064.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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DEWline radar station, Cape Dyer, Aug. 6, 1959.

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