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Finest Airport on Earth
Title
Finest Airport on Earth
Description
Photo and brief history of the Kansas City Municipal Airport (later called the Downtown Airport) "between North Kansas City and Kansas City proper," dedicated in 1927 and opened in 1929 with four airlines and reorganization after "cancellation of government mail contracts" in 1934.
Date
1935-03-15
Object Type
Magazine Article
There Is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City
Title
There Is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City
Description
Photos of two buildings of interest: the passenger station at Municipal Airport and the hangar for Transcontinental & Western Air Lines.
Date
1934
Object Type
Book
On a Wing and a Fare
Title
On a Wing and a Fare
Description
Photos, history, and description of current operations of the Kansas City area aviation industry, featuring Municipal Airport (now known as Downtown Airport), original hub for air traffic in the United States.
Date
1997-08
Object Type
Magazine Article