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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. 100 Years of Aviation 100 Years of Aviation Summer 2003 Entire issue of Gateway Heritage devoted to flight. Includes primary sources such as letters by the Wright brothers and Charles Lindbergh. Chapters are: How We Made The First Flight; To Octave Chanute,...
2. 18th Street 18th Street ca. 1930 Aerial view looking west near the 3000 block of East 18th Street; shows tip of Ransom Feed Mills, located at 3028 E. 18th.
3. 19th and Vine 19th and Vine ca. 1930 Aerial view looking east near 19th and Vine; shows City Workhouse with railroad tracks beside it.
4. Airport Airport ca. 1930 Aerial view of unidentified airport.
5. Argentine, Kansas Argentine, Kansas ca. 1930 Aerial view of Argentine, Kansas residential district, railyard with roundhouse near the Kansas River, and the 18th Street Bridge.
6. Armourdale District Armourdale District ca. 1930 Aerial view, looking east, across the Armourdale district.
7. Armourdale District Armourdale District ca. 1930 Aerial view, looking east, across the Armourdale district.
8. College/School College/School ca. 1930 Aerial view of unidentified institution or school, Catholic connected perhaps.
9. Country Club Plaza Country Club Plaza ca. 1930 Aerial view of Country Club Plaza area, looking northeast near 55th and Ward Parkway. Parts of Loose Park are in view and Brush Creek is not paved.
10. Country Estate Country Estate ca. 1930 Aerial view identified on back as a "country estate on out skirts of Kansas City."
11. Curtiss Flying Service Get Under Way Curtiss Flying Service Get Under Way May 28, 1929 Article about Curtiss Flying Service, the new private airline service.
12. Curtiss-Wright Flying Service Photograph Collection Finding Aid Curtiss-Wright Flying Service Photograph Collection Finding Aid ca1920-1940 This collection contains 57 black and white 8" x 10" photographs housed in one box. Views include downtown area, West bottoms, riverfront area, industrial areas, midtown area including Union Station and...
13. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view looking north near 12th and Grand; shows Bryant Building under construction. Missouri River and riverfront area also in view.
14. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view looking north near 14th and Walnut; shows Kansas City Power and Light and Fidelity National Bank buildings under construction. Both the second Hannibal Bridge and the ASB Bridge are in view...
15. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view looking northwest toward downtown Kansas City taken over near 18th and Harrison. Shows the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, Municipal Airport and Fairfax area.
16. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view of the downtown Kansas City area, looking west centered over near 12th and Troost. Includes view of West Bottoms and the Kansas River. Covers around 6th Street south to near 18th Street.
17. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking northwest, taken over near 15th and Grand. Shows Missouri River, Municipal Airport, 2nd Hannibal Bridge, and ASB Bridge.
18. Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City ca. 1930 Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking north over near 15th and Wyandotte; shows Kansas City Power and Light Building under construction. Also in view is Convention Hall and the Hotel President.
19. Fairfax Industrial Airport Fairfax Industrial Airport ca. 1930 Aerial view of Fairfax Industrial Airport. Noted on back of photograph that Curtiss Wright is at the northern end of the field.
20. Fairfax Industrial and Municipal Airports Fairfax Industrial and Municipal Airports ca. 1930 Aerial view, looking east, of Fairfax Industrial and Municipal airports.