Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Search: airports
Filter: Type of Photograph
Filter: Subject of transportation
| Date: | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Aerial view of the Pennco Field (Royal Airport), including the hanger and airplanes on the ground. Lake Monona, the Wisconsin State Capitol, and the Madiso... |
| Date: | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Aerial view of the Pennco Field (Royal Airport) hanger surrounded by spectators gathered for an air show. Biplanes are parked on the grounds of the airpor... |
| Date: | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | An aerial view of Truax Field, now also called Dane County Regional Airport. In addition to commercial flights, Truax Field is also home to the Army Nation... |
| Date: | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | An aerial view of Truax Field, now also called Dane County Regional Airport. In addition to commercial flights, Truax Field is also home to the Army Nation... |
| Date: | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union speaks to a crowd at the airport in Indonesia. President Sukarno stands at his side, while Indonesian troops stand at ... |
| Date: | 05 1961 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Gas drums for fueling helicopters at the Luang Prabang airport, Laos. A few soldiers are in the foreground, and two helicopters and an airplane are on the... |
| Date: | 05 1961 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Soldiers at the Luang Prabang Airport, Laos walking near drums of fuel for helicopters. In the background soldiers stand near the door of a helicopter. |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three-quarter front right view of a Fairchild Model 61 (built with Wasp engine) sitting on a runway. The left wing is folded back against the tail, a featu... |
| Date: | 12 22 1953 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Harold Evans launching a weather balloon from the pilot balloon shelter on top of the Truax Field control tower. |
| Date: | 12 22 1953 |
|---|---|
| Description: | From the observation window, G.M. Femrite is fixing his binocular field glasses on an incoming plane at the Truax Field control tower. |
| Date: | 04 05 1958 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Members of the Madison Zor Shrine group boarding their plane at the Madison airport for their tour of Hawaii. |
| Date: | 06 21 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Night view of the air terminal at Mitchell Field. In the foreground is the wing and propeller of a large airplane. |
| Date: | 11 07 1960 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Then-Vice President Nixon enjoys a cup of coffee during a presidential campaign stop at the Madison Municipal airport. |
| Date: | 07 05 1933 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three crewmen are using a McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractor to pull a glider during the American Air Races held at Chicago's Municipal Airport, Jul... |
| Date: | 08 24 1937 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Worker moving Trans World Airlines DC-3 (DC-2?) airplane with an International industrial tractor outside the TWA hangar at Chicago's Municipal Airport (la... |
| Date: | 03 17 1931 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A scene at Curtiss-Wright Field in Milwaukee. Pictured are Arthur D. Gaspar, a Waukesha funeral director, and Paul Trier, the pilot of the Curtiss Thrush. ... |
| Date: | 09 11 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club. |
| Date: | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The second Sheboygan airport was built by owner Anton Brotz, Sr. after a fire destroyed his first hangar. Brotz is photographed here with his son, Anton, J... |
| Date: | 10 18 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renam... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Aerial view of a crowd at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport), gathered for an aerial show. Biplanes possibly used for the show are on the airstrip. Automob... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: