Askren Photograph Collection

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: Municipal Airport Airplane Christening Ceremony
Description: Three individuals stand on a platform to christen a tri-motor airplane, "The Kansas City," at a Municipal Airport terminal building groundbreaking. The individuals include Eleanor Beach, daughter of Kansas City Mayor Albert I. Beach, and City Manager Henry McElroy.
Date: 1929-06-26
Object Type: Negative

Title: Aerial View of Municipal Airport
Description: View of Municipal Airport and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri, looking north. No print image; negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: View of Municipal Airport Terminal, looking toward the west. Includes parking lot and cars.
Date: 1939
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport, TWA Building
Description: View looks southwest across the 169 Highway approach to the Broadway Bridge, across the Missouri River. The TWA Building at the Municipal Airport is in the center of the frame.
Date: 1972-05-24
Object Type: Negative

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: Municipal Airport
Description: Aerial view of Municipal Airport, looking toward the north. The Missouri River can be seen at the top left portion of the photograph. View includes the full runway and airport facilities as well as part of North Kansas City.
Date: 1975-04-17
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: 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: Municipal Airport, Aerial View
Description: Aerial view of the Municipal Airport showing runways and terminal. Missouri River travels from the north at the top of the frame and bends to the right, and the Kansas (Kaw) River meets up with the Missouri in the lower left corner. The Broadway Bridge crosses the river just south of the airport, and to the east is the ASB (Armour-Swift-Burlington) Bridge which then carried rail and automobile traffic. The Harlem neighborhood runs along the north bank of the Missouri to the east of the airport, and the city of North Kansas City, Missouri, runs along the length of the left side of the image north of Harlem. Kansas City, Kansas, can be seen to the west of the Missouri River.
Date: 1971-11-07
Object Type: Negative

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