Municipal Airport at Night

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Municipal Airport at night with a crowd gathered outside the main terminal building and a Ford Tri-Motor airplane on the runway. The aircraft was operated by Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) - Maddux Air Lines, which merged with Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) in 1930. Municipal Airport (known currently as Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) is located on the opposite side of the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers.

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Modern Location: 
300 Richards Road
Kansas City, MO
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
PHL 9623
Digital Object Identifier: 
JCHS-PHL-9623-0001
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