Photograph
Royal Airport
| Two airplane pilots and a third man are standing in front of a Northwest Airways air mail plane at Madison's Royal Airport. There are automobiles parked near a hangar in the background. |
| Image ID: | 7423 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 05 1932 |
| Creator Name: | McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6058.3408B |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Royal Airport, south of Lake Monona, was one of several Madison area airports associated with Howard Morey. Morey established his first company in 1926 and in exchange for a commercial fee from the Pennsylvania Oil Company named his airport Pennco Field. The next year he formed a partnership with the Royal Transit Co. to provide a bus-plane commuter service to Chicago. Pennco Field then became the Royal Airport. That experiment ended in 1928 for lack of business. Although Morey ceased operations in 1932, the field continued to be Madison's busiest air field until the construction of Madison Municipal Airport. |
| Airplanes |
| Men |
| Uniforms |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Signs and symbols |
| Automobiles |
| Air pilots |
| Air mail service |
| Airports |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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