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Title
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Kansas City International Airport Dedication
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Description
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Exterior view of podium and crowd taken during the dedication of KCI Airport on October 23,1972. An airport building is in view as well as a crowd of people lined along it. U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew is standing and speaking at the podium. Others seated nearby include: Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes, partially hidden directly behind Agnew; former Mayor Ilus Davis, right behind Hearnes; Mayor Charles Wheeler seated third from the left on the first row; and probably various City Council members. The airport was originally named Mid-Continent International Airport.
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Date
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1972-10-23
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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 looking toward the northeast. The TWA overhaul buildings are also in view. The control tower and runways are in view as well as airplanes located around the A, B, and C terminals. Parking lots and other buildings adjacent to the airport also can be seen.
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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, distance view which shows one of the three terminals at the airport. Roadways and parking lot in view as well as part of the runway in the background. Appears to have been taken near the end of the construction period. May have been taken from the control tower.
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Date
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1972~
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Object Type
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Photograph