PPLD Digital Collections

One of three helicopters used to transport President Kennedy and his White House staff to the Air Force Academy graduation passes over the east end of Falcon Stadium. 2

President John F. Kennedy, United States Air Force Academy graduation. 2

1963 graduates of the Air Force Academy throw their caps into the air in celebration. 1

Academy Falcons' quarterback Marty Louthan makes a handoff to fullback John Kershner. 1

Aerial photograph of Black Forest, Colorado, photo facing southwest. Roller Coaster Road travels diagonally up the left side of the photo. The United States Air Force Academy is visible in the distance at the top of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing southwest. Woodmen Road travels diagonally up the left side of the photo. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible in the top half of the photo, with Pikes Peak at the center. 1

Aerial photograph of The United States Air Force Academy, photograph facing southwest. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is visible in the background, with Pikes Peak on the left. 1

Aerial photograph of Voyager Parkway in Colorado Springs, photo facing southwest. Voyager Pkwy travels through the lower portion of the photo. Interstate 25 travels through the photo, just above center. Kettle Creek flows up the left side of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Voyager Parkway in Colorado Springs, photo facing west. Voyager Pkwy travels through the lower portion of the photo and intersects Old Ranch Road below center in the photo. Interstate 25 travels through the upper portion of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the Briargate neighborhood in Colorado Springs, photo facing west. The Chapel Hills Mall is visible above center in the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the Northgate neighborhood in Colorado Springs, photo facing southwest. Interstate 25 travels through the photo, just above center. 1

Aerial photograph of the Northgate neighborhood in Colorado Springs, photo facing southwest. Interstate 25 travels through the upper portion of the photo. Shepard’s Book Publishers (555 Middle Creek Parkway) can be seen above and to the left of center. 1

Aerial photograph of the Northgate neighborhood in Colorado Springs, photo facing west. Voyager Parkway travels through the lower portion of the photo. Interstate 25 travels through the photo, just above center. 1

Aerial photograph of the Rockrimmon neighborhood in Colorado Springs, photo facing east. West Woodmen Road travels down the center of the photo. Mount St. Francis (previously the Modern Woodmen of America Sanitorium) can be seen at the bottom of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the United States Air Force Academy, photo facing southwest. Pikes Peak is visible on the horizon. Note on negative sleeve 1

Aerial view of the U. S. Air Force Academy Stadium during construction. 1

Aerial view. 1

Air Force Academy Chapel and buildings in background with men in formation in foreground. Mountains in back are half-covered in fog. 1

Air Force Academy Chapel at dusk with mountains behind and fountains shooting. Photo is identified on back|with note "Only photo ever made." 1

Cadet parade underway at the Air Force Academy with some cadets marching in white dress uniforms and majority in khaki uniforms. Visitors observe from balconies in the background. 1

Cadets in Library. 1

Cadets on parade in cadet area with Air Force Academy chapel in background. 1

Cadets on parade in cadet area with Air Force Academy chapel in background. Photo identified on back as "Cadet Wing 11-15-63." 1

Cadets on parade in newly completed cadet area. 1

Cadets seated on field in front of crowded stands at Air Force Academy stadium with podium in center where graduates are receiving their degrees. President Kennedy does not appear to be present during this stage of graduation ceremonies. 1

Col. (Ret.) James Randall and USAFA Cadet Emanuel near the Chapel of the United States Air Force Academy during the Tuskeege Airmen reunion in 2014. 1

Color photo of Air Force Academy in snow with lake in foreground and mountains in background. 1

Eagle sculpture at the United States Air Force Academy with the Chapel in the background. Statue has inscription "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge. Presented by members of the Air Training Command 1958." 1

Empty interior of the Air Force Academy chapel, shortly after completion in 1962. Photo identified on back. 1

Entrance to the chapel. 1

Expansive high-oblique aerial photograph looking southwest from above the Black Forest of the land that would encompass the future grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy with foothills and a snow-covered Pikes Peak in background. Title written on back. 1

Exterior of the Air Force Academy Chapel in snow. 1

Family tailgating at an Air Force Academy football game. Photo appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on October 4, 1966, page 4B. Accompanying article "Traditional as Hotdogs and Bands". 1

Fountains lit and flowing at night with buildings behind. 1

Frank Lloyd Wright leaning on stump at site of Air Force Academy talking to three men in business suits. 1

Gen. Curtis LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff, commissions a graduating cadet as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. Col. Virgil J. O'Connor, Academy Register, behind. 1

High oblique aerial photograph looking southwest of the Air Force Academy Cadet Area nestled at the base of the Rampart Range Mountains with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the background. 1

High oblique aerial photograph taken from over Monument looking south of the land where the Air Force Academy would be built. Cheyenne Mountain is in distance. Note on back reads "Air Academy before Constr. Looking down range." 1

Inside view of the open framework of the Air Force Academy Chapel during construction with snow on the floor of the structure. 1

Interior of Jewish chapel in the Air Force Academy chapel. 1

Interior of chapel at Air Force Academy during services, with pews filled. 1

Interior of small chapel at the Air Force Academy chapel, with mosaic tiled pillar, small altar and organ at right. 1

Interior of the Air Force Academy Chapel showing the organ in front of the window. 1

Interior view of the U.S. Air Force Academy Library [north side lower level]. 1

Interior view of the U.S. Air Force Academy Library during construction with the interior framework for spiral staircase and floor joists visible. 1

Line of cadets in front of the cadet chapel at Air Force Academy. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking east of the Air Force Academy main campus with Academy Drive and Reservoir Number Four in the foreground. Stadium Drive bisects the image in the distance. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking northwest of the Air Force Academy main campus with foothills of the Rampart Range in the background. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking northwest of the Air Force Academy main campus with the Astronautics building in the left foreground and foothills in the background. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking southeast with the main campus of the Air Force Academy in the foreground and the Douglas Valley military housing area in the distance. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking southwest of the Air Force Academy main campus with in the fieldhouse in the foreground and foothills in the background. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking southwest with the main campus of the Air Force Academy in the foreground and foothills of the Rampart Range behind. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking west with the main campus of the Air Force Academy in the foreground and foothills of the Rampart Range behind. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph of Falcon Stadium at the U.S. Air Force Academy on game day. The football stadium is filled with spectators watching players on the field and surrounded by hundreds of automobiles and busses in parking lots. 1

Low oblique aerial view looking southwest of the Air Force Academy grounds. 1

Man wearing sweater with "USAFA" holds hooded falcon. 1

Night scene of the chapel at the Air Force Academy. Photo identified on back as "Chapel in moonlight. Exposure 8m at 78." 1

Night view of cadet area of the Air Force Academy with fountains shooting into the air and lighted buildings behind. 1

One of three helicopters used to transport President Kennedy and his White House staff to the Air Force Academy graduation approaches Falcon Stadium. 1

Portrait of General James E. Briggs, second Superintendant of the Air Force Academy from 1956 until 1959. 1

Portrait of comedian Joe E. Brown (1892-1973), guest at the U.S. Air Force Academy dedication ceremonies. 1

President Eisenhower addressing cadets at Air Force Academy with press photographers and reporters behind. 1

President Eisenhower stands at a microphone on the balcony at the dining hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy addressing men standing at attention at dinner tables. Table in foreground has dinner settings and sign "Reserved O C & Wing Staff". 1

President John F. Kennedy at the United States Air Force Academy, riding in the back of a presidential limousine Lincoln Continental convertible with the top down with Major General Robert H. Warren, Superintendent of the Air Force Academy. 1

President John F. Kennedy commissions cadet. 1

President John F. Kennedy confers diploma and commission on Cadet Michael Wayne Horner, anchor man to the 1963 graduating class at the Air Force Academy. See Gazette article 6/6/1963. 1

President John F. Kennedy disembarking from a Marine One helicopter on a dirt field at the U.S. Air Force Academy being escorted by the Academy Superintendent Major General Robert H. Warren. 1

President John F. Kennedy exits stage at the United States Air Force Academy graduation. 1

President John F. Kennedy rides in the Presidential Limousine Lincoln convertible with the top down on a visit to the United States Air Force Academy outside of Fairchild Hall. 1

President John F. Kennedy walking down a flight of stairs at the U.S. Air Force Academy with a group that includes Academy Superintendent Major General Robert H. Warren. 1

President Kennedy and Maj. Gen. Robert H. Warren, Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, discuss features of the school prior to a tour of Academy grounds. 1

President Kennedy touring the Air Force Academy chapel escorted by Lt. Colonel Culver. Major General Robert Warren, superintendent at the Air Force Academy, and others stand in the background. 1

President Kennedy walking past saluting cadet in stadium at Air Force Academy prior to his speech. 1

President Kennedy, flanked by men in suits and an Air Force lieutenant colonel and brigadier general, walks up the steps at the Air Force Academy. 1

Printed on front "Santa Fe Depot Husted, Colo. 1945". Identified on back "now part of USAFA - Colo. Springs". 1

Rock formations on the grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy 1

Statue of eagle on grounds of the Air Force Academy with chapel in background. Caption on photo reads "Eagle and Eaglets Statue - U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado." 1

Three cadets pose in dormitory at desk with rows of books above. Caption on photo reads "Cadets in Dormitory - U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado." 1

Tuskegee Airman James Randall (1926-2019) in a final salute at the conclusion of the 2014 reunion at the Air Force Academy. 1

Tuskegee Airman James Randall (1926-2019) standing by The Tuskegee Airman statue by Tuskegee Airman Clarence Shivers at the Air Force Academy. WWII aircraft can be seen in the background. 1

Tuskegee Airman James Randall (1926-2019) standing in front of The Tuskegee Airman statue by Tuskegee Airman Clarence Shivers at the U.S. Air Force Academy. 1

Tuskegee Airmen James Randall (1926-2019) with USAFA cadets and attending to Col. (Ret.) Marion Rogers. 1

Tuskegee Airmen James Randall (1926-2019), Franklin Macon and Randy Edwards in the background. 1

Tuskegee Airmen at the U.S. Air Force Academy for a reunion in 2014. Standing on the Terrazzo L to R| Tuskegee Airmen Franklin Macon, Randy Edwards, James Randall (1926-2019), and James Stewart. 1

Unique rock formation situated at the northern limits of the Air Force Academy property. 1

United States Air Force Academy Cadet Bob Beckel wearing number 34 is dribbling a basketball towards the camera. 1

United States Air Force Academy graduation. 1

United States Air Force Cadet receives diploma at graduation ceremonies. 1

United States Air Force Cadets enter stadium for commencement. 1

View of the chapel and gardens. 1

View of the north end of the United States Air Force Academy. The Front Range mountains are in the background. A right center of photo is The Cathedral Spires, a rock formation on the USAF grounds. 1

View of the north end of the United States Air Force Academy. The Front Range mountains are seen in the background. At the base of the mountains to the right of center are The Cathedral Spires, a rock formation on the grounds of the USAF. 1

View of the side of the Air Force Academy Chapel exterior. 1

With the Air Force Academy football stadium filled with spectators in the foreground, the Marine One helicopter carrying President Kennedy is seen in the background, eventually landing in the stadium parking lot. 1