Jack McCaine NASA papers, 1963-1994, MS 45
The Jack McCaine Collection consists of newspapers, books, magazines, brochures, posters, photographs, certificates, charts, memorabilia, awards and recognition. He joined the Spacecraft Center Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1962. From August 1962 - January 1966, Jack McCaine was employed as project manager for the design and construction of the Mission Control Center, Buildings 30 and 48, and an addition to the Central Heating and Cooling Plant, Building 24 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. This project had an extremely tight schedule, being tied to the space program in progress. This was a first--no one had built a Mission Control Center before. He was project manager for design of Project Engineering Facility, Building 45, which is a seven-story office building. He was also manager for design of Test Operations Support Facility, Building 32A. This was an addition to the large vacuum chamber building.
To view the finding aid please visit: http://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/44
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Building 24, Addition to Central Heating and Cooling Plant
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Building 30 - Drilling Foundation Piers
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First Floor, Looking Northeast, Building 24
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Aerial View of Manned Spacecraft Center Looking Southwest
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Aerial View of the Manned Spacecraft Center
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Aerial View of Manned Spacecraft Center
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Jim West Mansion after renovation: close view of lobby chandelier and ceiling beams
(1969)The Jim West Mansion is now owned by the Johnson Space Center. nasa_S-70-22039 -
Jim West Mansion after renovation: lobby with chandelier and ceiling beams
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion interior before renovation: corridor with arched ceiling
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake, Texas in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West Estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion interior before renovation: bathroom
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion after renovation: lecture hall with chairs
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion after renovation: corridor with arched ceiling
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion after renovation: study room with paneled walls
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion after renovation: office
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ... -
Jim West Mansion interior before renovation: kitchen counters and cabinets
(1969)Jim West Mansion was built in Clear Lake in the late 1920s by Houston architect Joseph Finger. The property is located at on 3303 NASA Parkway, adjacent to the current site of the Johnson Space Center. Humble Oil purchased the property from the West estate in 1953, then donated it to Rice University eight years later. The mansion housed the Lunar ...
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