Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Wichita Municipal Hangar and Terminal soon after it was built. It burned in 1945. It was located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Aviation, airport.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1490

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1929

Physical Details: 4 x 2.25 inches

Description: View of chauffeur inspecting a LaSalle automobile owned by John and Adeline Petrie. Note the “Wichita, the Air Capital” medallion mounted on the grille. Wichita adopted the Air Capital slogan in 1928. The logo was introduced to boost pride in the city after a contest sponsored by Kiwanis. Chamber of Commerce member who signed a safe-driving pledge received medallions for their automobiles. The Petries owned a local clothing store that bore their name.

Keywords: Business and industry; aviation; organizations, clubs and groups; people; transportation; African Americans; occupations; employment.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_T3-35.1.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Ward Braley in his "Beezle Bug" B1 airplane. Ward was the son of Tom Braley of the Braley Aircraft Co.

Keywords: Aviation, people, aircraft.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl291

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: View of the Travel Air Model R monoplane known as the "Mystery Ship" in front of Travel Air factory. The airplane, designed by Walter Burnham and Herb Rawdon, was the first civilian aircraft to defeat a military one in the annual National Air Race.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, transportation, airplane, Travel Air Manufacturing Company, Mystery Ship.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Walter E. Burnham Papers

Repository: Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wsu_ms80-2.29.7.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1930

Physical Details: 7.5 x 9.5 inches

Description: View of Supreme Propeller Company offices and factory, 915 East Lincoln Street. Completed in 1929, building was located at southwest corner of Lincoln and Washington streets. Left side of image cropped.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, buildings.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce

Repository: Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.72.50.1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: United States Air Mail truck delivering bags of mail to be loaded into airplane at the Wichita Municipal Hanger and Terminal.

Keywords: Aviation, airport, airplane, truck.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1491

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1931

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: Front view of hangar, Richfield Company truck refueling an airplane. Wichita built the airport in 1929 to insure the city's place in the new cross-continent mail and passenger routes. The city was well-positioned for air travel due to its central geographic location and a growing aircraft industry.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, transportation, air capital, aircraft.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D10-6.1.3

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches

Description: Birdseye view of the Wichita Municipal Airport. A Douglas DC2 plane owned by TWA is in the foreground. The airport is located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane, aerials.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1968

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: A Trans World Airlines Ford Trimotor Airplane carrying U.S. mail landing at Wichita Municipal Airport on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1961

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Wichita Municipal Airport with a TWA Ford Trimotor Airplane in the foreground, located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library Local History Section

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1963

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