Photograph
Mitchell Airport
| Control tower and entrance to the new Howell Street passenger terminal at General Mitchell Field shortly before its formal opening in July 1955. The Milwaukee airport, originally known as Milwaukee County Airport, was renamed in 1941 to honor General Billy Mitchell who grew up in Milwaukee. In 1955, the year in which this photograph was taken, Mitchell Field handled an estimated 500,000 passengers. In 1986, the airport was renamed General Mitchell International Airport. |
| Image ID: | 11173 |
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| Creation Date: | 06 18 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 524 |
| Original Dimensions: | 14 x 11 inches |
| Outdoor photography |
| Airports |
| Travel |
| Buildings |
| Cities and towns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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