Treasure Island’s Nuclear History

Item

Title
Treasure Island’s Nuclear History
Creator
Eric Matsumoto, FoundSF
Date
2019
Type
Compiled historical account
Source/Repository
FoundSF
Rights
Item presented through FoundSF reporting and testimony only.
What It Reveals
After the fair, Treasure Island was supposed to become San Francisco’s airport. Instead, the Navy took control of it in 1941 and used it as a major military site during World War II. It was later used for radiological training, which left contamination that is still being cleaned up today.
Whose Perspective Is Centered
Institutional/documentary record rather than a specific individual
Category of Exclusion Addressed
Environmental risk
Paired Poster
A 1940 poster showing a gigantic golden statue of a woman on top of a staircase, surrounded by tall pillars, against a night sky. A crowd of small and anonymous people ascend the steps toward her.Golden Gate International Exposition, 1940
Item sets
Contextual Materials
Site pages
Inside & Outside the Frame