Askren Photograph Collection

Title: Airplane and Pilot Ben Gregory
Description: Pilot identified as Ben Gregory in cockpit of plane that says "Passenger Service, Gregory Front D[rive] Motor Cars & Tr[ucks]."
Date: 1923
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: 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.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Airplane and Aviators
Description: Two couples, identified as Mr. and Mrs. Russel Dick and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gregory, posed in front of airplane.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Airplane
Description: View of an early airplane or biplane on the ground.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport, Hangars
Description: 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.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Airplane Aloft
Description: View of two men surrounded by cars with NAT U.S. mail airplane overhead.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport Future Site
Description: Aerial view of New Richards Field which soon became known as Municipal Airport. Shows biplanes on the ground and the second Hannibal Bridge.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport, Terminal
Description: 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.
Object Type: Negative

Title: NAT U.S. Mail Airplane
Description: Men handle mail bags while pilot looks on from National Air Transport U.S. Mail Express airplane.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: 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.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Airplane
Description: View of an early airplane or biplane in flight over fields.
Date: 1925
Object Type: Photograph