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D717-2
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- 1936-10-17 (Creation)
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The Navy's mooring mast at Fort Lewis built in 1924 for the two day visit of the dirigible Shenandoah. The 165 foot pole has been maintained but never used again for 12 years. Workmen will soon be dismantling it at the request of the Army that needs the space. Artistic view of mooring mast-- tower tied down with numerous guide wires, building adjacent to mast, wildflowers blooming in field. The small building adjacent houses three 7 1/2 ton deck winches, two 25 kilowatt generators, a 3 horsepower electric pump and miscellaneous tools, cables and ropes. The dirigible Shenandoah came to a tragic end when it ripped apart during a thunderstorm on September 3, 1925 over Ohio. Fourteen of the 43 crewmen aboard were killed. (T. Times 10/17/1936, pg. 7)
Mooring masts; Fort Lewis (Wash.); Airships--Associated objects;