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Madison's Royal Airport Office

Date: 05 05 1932
Description: The U.S. airmail radio operator at Royal Airport in Madison. During the 1920s Madison had two airports: the Madison Airport (aka the North Street Airport) ...
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Ruins, Royal Airport Hangar

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: Ruins of the Royal Airport hangar after a fire. Viewed from the road.
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Ruins, Royal Airport Hangar

Date: 08 16 1932
Description: Four children are looking at the ruins of the Royal Airport hangar after a fire.
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TravelAir Airplane

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. McDonald in TravelAir airplane at the Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North Street and Kedzie.
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TravelAir Airplane

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. McDonald in TravelAir airplane at the Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North Street and Kedzie.
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TravelAir Airplane

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. McDonald in TravelAir airplane at the Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North Street and Kedzie.
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Truax Field Fire Station

Date: 04 10 1943
Description: Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1, with fire fighters and their trucks.
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TravelAir Airplane

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. McDonald standing by the TravelAir airplane at the Madison Airport, Coolidge Avenue between North St and Kedzie.
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Capitol Theatre Orchestra

Date: 04 16 1928
Description: Capitol Theatre orchestra at Pennco Field (Royal Airport) to welcome the Ray-O-Vac Twins.
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Max McCotter & Airplane

Date: 09 12 1937
Description: Max McCotter standing beside his Aeronca airplane at the Royal Airport. Taken for the Pure Oil Company.
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Merle Buck Ready for Flight

Date: 10 01 1930
Description: Merle Buck and a dog in the cabin of "Miss Madison," a TravelAire airplane, at the Madison airport.
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"American Girl" Movie Group

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: "American Girl" movie group with pilot in front of airplane at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport).
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Truax Field Fire Station

Date: 04 10 1943
Description: Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1 with 5 fire fighter crash crew members and their truck.
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Max McCotter with Airplane

Date: 09 12 1937
Description: Close-up view of Max McCotter standing beside his Aeronca airplane at the Royal Airpor. Taken for the Pure Oil Company.
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Lake Delton Airport Owner

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man, likely William J. Newman, standing in front of the prop of an airplane.
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Royal Airport

Date: 05 05 1932
Description: 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 ne...
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Circus Performers and Airplane

Date: 1930
Description: A giant and other circus performers, including Harry and Daisy Earles, posing in front of a Midwest Air Transport airplane while a crowd is watching from b...
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Group with Two Oakland Automobiles

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Group of four women and four men and an airplane pilot standing in and around two Oakland automobiles at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport). Taken for Associ...
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Directing a Movie

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Mr. Sutton and Fay directing a scene for the movie "American Girl." Three people are standing in front of an automobile parked next to an airplane at Pennc...
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Man & Woman Boarding Northwest Airliner

Date: 09 09 1940
Description: Man and woman with two suitcases boarding a Northwest airplane. "Hundred to One" It's for You" Manchesters Fall merchandise sale. Advertisement says "Now t...

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