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Title
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Aviation History in Greater Kansas City
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Description
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This is the 106 page corrected printer's copy for the published book by the same name. Also contains lay-out pages.
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Date
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1970
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View of the terminal building at Municipal Airport, looking toward the southeast with the Kansas City skyline in the background. There are TWA airplanes on the ground and the Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. (TWA) airport hanger building is in view.
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View from west side of runway looking at terminal building and Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. hangar with two planes. Kansas City downtown skyline in background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport Terminal Building Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Description
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Dignitaries posed before the Transcontinental Air Travel plane "Kansas City" at the groundbreaking for the new terminal building, or as it was called then, airport station. Men are seen refueling the airplane.
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Date
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1929-06-26
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View of Continental Airlines airplane and fuel truck. Believed to have been taken at Municipal Airport. Processing date on photograph: July, 1955.
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Date
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1955
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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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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior view, looking toward the east showing a portion of what is believed to be terminal A. Eastern Airlines jets are positioned around the outside. The control tower is in view as well as what may be the TWA overhaul facility in the background.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Aerial view of Kansas City International Airport with the three terminals and control tower in view as well as part of the runways. Airplanes are in view at the terminals. The TWA overhaul facility is also in view near the top of the photograph. View is looking toward the east.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Exterior view of the Kansas City International Airport, looking toward the southeast. Terminal A is visible and most of Terminal C can be seen in the distance. The control tower and the TWA maintenance facilities are also in view.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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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 Terminal Building
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of the second terminal building with a TWA plane to the left, looking northeast.
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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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Municipal Airport Future Site
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Description
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Aerial view of New Richards Field which soon became known as Municipal Airport. Shows biplanes on the ground and the second Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport, Terminal
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Description
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Looking northeast, image shows original Municipal Airport terminal with TWA and other airplanes on taxiway and unpaved area in foreground. Midcontinent Airlines building is also visible on the left.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Airplanes
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Description
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Two photographs of planes over Kansas City Municipal Airport. One is a Braniff airliner, the other TWA.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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Low, aerial view of Municipal Airport, looking toward the south with the Kansas City, Missouri skyline in view. A portion of the runway and the airport terminal building are visible as well as various airplanes on the ground. The Broadway Bridge, 2nd Hannibal Bridge and ASB Bridge can be seen crossing the Missouri River.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport
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Description
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View of Kansas City's Municipal Airport looking toward the northeast. The airport terminal building is in view as well as a portion of the runway. Several prop airplanes can be seen, including at least one TWA airplane.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
