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ENGINE TEST CELL BUILDING ROOF. VENTILATION AND COOLING TOWERS. LOOKING EAST. - Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection of Arnold Street and George Avenue, Spokane, Spokane County, WA
Photographer
Rice, Harvey S.
Title
ENGINE TEST CELL BUILDING ROOF. VENTILATION AND COOLING TOWERS. LOOKING EAST. - Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection of Arnold Street and George Avenue, Spokane, Spokane County, WA
Depicted place Washington; Spokane County; Spokane
Date 1996
date QS:P571,+1996-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER WASH,32-SPOK.V,1A-14
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Engine Test Cell Building at Fairchild is significant on a national level for its contribution to the American military effort during WWII. It was an essential element of the Army Air Corps repair depot, which serviced both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of combat. Reciprocal piston engine repair facilities of such a large scale became obsolete as jet engine aircraft replaced those powered by propellers. This building, and its equipment, is one of only a few remaining examples of such technology. In addition, this building is significant, at both the national and regional levels, for its role in the rebuilding of the American economy. The construction of the Army Air Corps repair depot had an immediate beneficial effect upon the city of Spokane and its environs. A devastating depression gave way to a new prosperity, albeit driven by military necessity.
  • Survey number: HAER WA-134-A
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wa0622.photos.371111p
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