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Title
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TWA Airplane in Flight
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Description
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Distant view of TWA plane taking off.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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TWA Passenger Airplane
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Description
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Passengers boarding a TWA plane, believed to be at Municipal Airport.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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Aerial view looking toward the east showing the Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. The Missouri River can be seen with what appears to be ice floating in it. The ASB Bridge is also visible and a portion of the 2nd Hannibal Bridge. Portions of North Kansas City are in view as well as airplanes, TWA buildings, the flight training building, and other buildings located at the airport.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport and Skyline
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Description
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Distant view of airport with Kansas City skyline in background.
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Date
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1940~/1949~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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P30 Kansas City (Mo.) Aviation Department Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This group of 17 black and white and 12 color photographs are duplicates of those at the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri. These photographic copies were processed in the summer of 1999. The collection centers on Municipal, Kansas City International, and Richards-Gebaur airports, and also includes photographs of the downtown skyline from the mid-1970s.
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Date
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1945-1980~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Municipal Airport, Hangars
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Description
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Image looks west across Missouri River to Fairfax Industrial District. Shows runways in the foreground and airplane hangars in the center of the frame. Signs on hangars identify them as belonging to Executive and K. C. Flying Service. Across the river, Fairfax (KS) Airport can be seen on the right.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Lou Holland, Henry McElroy, and Other Men
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Description
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Six men in suits and hats standing in a lot. The man on the far right is Lou Holland, an early promoter of Kansas City aviation; next to him is former city manager Henry McElroy. The photograph was likely taken at Municipal Airport.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Aviator Art Goebel
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Description
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Aviator Art Goebel and another man standing outside of the Art Goebel School of Flying at Municipal Airport.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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The Four Winds Restaurant
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Description
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Postcard showing the interior of the Four Winds Restaurant, once located inside of the Municipal Airport. The back of the card reads: "The Four Winds at the Airport in Kansas City...overlooking the exciting panorama of the jet age. Magic Carpet Cocktail Lounge and private party accommodations up to 125." A Joe Gilbert Restaurant."
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Municipal Airport and Downtown Skyline
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Description
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Aerial view looking south to downtown Kansas City showing Municipal Airport terminal buildings and parking lot. Airplanes sit on the taxiway. The Broadway Bridge spans the Missouri River on the right. The Harlem neighborhood north of the Missouri River can also be seen. Airport was later renamed Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
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Date
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1960~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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Exterior view of the front drive-by and entrance area of the Municipal Airport located just north across the Missouri River from the downtown area. The airport was later called the Kansas City Downtown Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
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Date
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1960~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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