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Item Title
BWPhotos 209309
Locationnorthwest of intersection of Vickers,
Pearl Harbor, HI
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS HI-367
Building/structure dates:
1932 initial construction
National Register Number: 66000940
Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for a variety of purposes, mostly air raid shelters. This building had a more unusual use, as a dispensary and casualty station. The significance of the building also relates to the function of Bishop Point as a Section Base and Net Depot.
Subjects
NaviesWar (World War II)Storage Facilities
Related Names
Franzen, David, Photographer
Yoklavich, Ann, Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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