Unit No. 1 Army Air Force Technical School - Chicago, IL - Postcard, c. 1940s
(5 1/2 x 3 1/2 In) This is an original vintage Tichnor Quality Views postcard published by Chas. Levy Circulating Co. in the 1940s. It shows a view of Unit No. 1 Army Air Force Technical School in Chicago, Illinois.
"World's largest hotel enlists for duration. The 3500 room Stevens Hotel on Chicago's famous Michigan Boulevard now houses thousands of soldiers in training as radio operator-mechanics at the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command's newest radio school. Guest's rooms are army barracks. Famous ballrooms, dining rooms and cocktail lounges are mess halls, classrooms and laboratories.", reads the description printed on the back.
The postcard is unused and is in VERY GOOD condition, wear at the edges, blunted corner tips.
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