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Forbes Air Force Base depot in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1955
Here is a photograph showing the entrance to Forbes Air Force Base's depot in Topeka, Kansas. The depot was located west of the base across Highway 75.
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General Charles Sweeney visiting Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1956 and 1960
Here are five negatives showing General Charles Sweeney visiting Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas. Sweeney was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the pilot who flew Bockscar, which carried the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. After leaving active duty at the end of World War II, he later became an officer in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Col. Sweeney was named commander of the 102nd Air Defense Wing and shortly after, on April 6, was promoted to Brigadier General. By the end of his career he reached the rank of Major General.
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Topeka Army Air Field in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1942
Twenty-one photographs showing airmen and buildings at the Topeka Army Air Field in Topeka, Kansas. During World War II, the facility was known as Topeka Army Air Field and was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training field. On June 10, 1949, Topeka Army Air Field was renamed Forbes Air Force Base.
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Topeka is a people place
Creator: Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1970s
Produced by the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, this film promotes Topeka, Kansas, as a commercial and culture center of the Midwest. It features many local businesses, manufacturers, and public and private institutions including the Gage Park train and the Topeka Zoo; Washburn University and the Washburn art fair; Forbes Air Force Base; Karl Menninger and the Menninger Psychiatric Clinic; the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad shops; Shawnee Lake; the Topeka Symphony; and various industries such as Dupont, Hallmark and Goodyear.
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