Photograph
Milwaukee County Airport Origins
| The airfield of the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company which became the site of Milwaukee County Airport in 1926. It was established by Thomas Hamilton, a local maker of airplane propellers who expanded his business to include metal airplanes. The Hamilton field location is still part of the current, much expanded General Mitchell International Airport. |
| Image ID: | 11568 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Toepfer, Albert F. |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Milwaukee aviation transparencies, ca. 1920-1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | lantern slide |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3394-23 |
| Original Dimensions: | 1.5 x 1 inches |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Trees |
| Aerial photographs |
| Signs and symbols |
| Airplanes |
| Airports |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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