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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Ronald M. White Ronald M. White Portrait of Ronald M. White, identified as Director of the Kansas City Aviation Department.
2. First Local Airplane Flight First Local Airplane Flight The first airplane flight in Greater Kansas City took place on December 24, 1909, in Overland Park, Kansas. The promoter was W. B. Strang, a wealthy trolley-line owner. The pilot was Charles K. Hamilton....
3. Air Transport Operations In Kansas City Air Transport Operations In Kansas City The first regularly scheduled air transport operations began May 12, 1926. ''Yesterday marked the eighteenth anniversary of the beginning in Kansas City of regularly scheduled air transport operations....
4. Fairfax Airport Fairfax Airport Photos and information on the Fairfax Industrial Airport, or Fairfax Airport, located on the Kansas side of the Missouri River across from the Downtown Airport, or Municipal Airport.
5. Local Aviation History Local Aviation History Photos, illustrations, and information on aviation history in Kansas City.
6. Local Aviation Local Aviation Photos and newspaper clippings about men connected with local aviation, including Lou Holland, Octave Chanute, Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, et al.
7. Universal Airlines Universal Airlines Folder contains photo and information on the service of Universal Airlines in the Kansas City area.
8. Aero Club of Greater Kansas City Aero Club of Greater Kansas City
9. Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines Photos and information on the service of Trans World Airlines, or TWA, in the Kansas City area from its founding here to its going-out-of-business in 2001.
10. Balloon Races Balloon Races File contains excerpts about balloons from the following sources: Kansas City Star and Kansas City Times, October 2-8, 1911, as well as New York Times, October 5, 1911 (6:5), October 6 (8:5), October 7...
11. Biography of Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939), Mayor of Kansas City (1924-1930) Biography of Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939), Mayor of Kansas City (1924-1930)
12. Municipal Airport/Downtown Airport Municipal Airport/Downtown Airport Information on Municipal Airport, later called the Downtown Airport.
13. Aviation Industry Aviation Industry Photos, illustrations, and information on the aviation industry in Greater Kansas City (and its impact on the local economy, etc.), including a 1996 report by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and...
14. Airlines in the Kansas City Area Airlines in the Kansas City Area Folder contains photos, illustrations, maps, and information on airlines in the Kansas City area.
15. Charles A. Lindbergh Charles A. Lindbergh Postcard of Charles A. Lindbergh standing beside his airplane, Spirit of St. Louis.
16. Earhart, Amelia Earhart, Amelia File containing articles and material pertaining to Amelia Earhart.
17. Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport Folder contains photos, illustration, maps, and information on Kansas City International Airport, originally named Mid-Continent Airport.
18. Local Schools Collection Finding Aid Local Schools Collection Finding Aid This Local Schools Collection consists of various pamphlets, booklets, brochures, etc., about different types of area schools. It does not include the public schools.
19. Roger Fowler, Barnstormer Roger Fowler, Barnstormer Postcard of early aviator, Roger Fowler
20. Aviator Aviator Group portrait of unidentified men before plane at unidentified location.