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Temporary metal building after a fire


Title	Temporary metal building after a fire
Description	World War II-era metal building after a fire. These temporary buildings were built on the University of Houston campus during World War II to house the U.S. Navy's Civil Aeronautics Authority-War Training Service (CAA-WTS) pilot training program. Only one building still stands on campus and it is currently being used as an engineering laboratory.
Date	1948-2000
Genre	black-and-white photographs;
Subject (Name)	University of Houston United States. Civil Aeronautics Authority
Subject.Topical (SAA)	military training programs fires
Subject.Topical (AAT)	temporary buildings damage
Subject.Topical (TGM)	Educational facilities
Subject (Geographic)	Houston, Texas
Original Collection	UH Photographs Collection, 1948-2000 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=58
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item Location	ID 1969-037, Box ?, Folder ?
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File name	uhp0260-cc.tif
Digital Collection	reformatted digital