Creator: Baldwin and Son

Date Original: Circa 1892

Physical Details: 2.75 x 3.5

Description: Studio portrait of Marcellus Murdock as a young boy. As a young man, Murdock worked in various positions at the Wichita Eagle, a newspaper founded by his father, Marshall M. Murdock. In 1907 he assumed the position of publisher and eventually bought the rival paper, the Wichita Beacon. His interest in aviation led him to become a pilot in 1929 and to help create the Wichita Municipal airport at that time. He was a booster for Wichita and active in civic affairs throughout his life (1883-1970).

Keywords: People, business and industry.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photographic Contact Print

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_Murdock,Marcellus-1

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Wichita Municipal Hangar and Terminal soon after it was built. It burned in 1945. It was located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Aviation, airport.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1490

Creator: Edgar B. Smith

Date Original: 1929

Physical Details: 9.75 x 7.5 inches

Description: Santa Claus climbing into a Stearman airplane at hangar at Wichita Municipal Airport in city's southeast section.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, airports, airplanes, Santa Claus.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce

Repository: Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.67.10.4

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1931

Physical Details: 5 x 7 inches

Description: Front view of hangar, Richfield Company truck refueling an airplane. Wichita built the airport in 1929 to insure the city's place in the new cross-continent mail and passenger routes. The city was well-positioned for air travel due to its central geographic location and a growing aircraft industry.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, transportation, air capital, aircraft.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name:

Repository: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wschm_D10-6.1.3

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: United States Air Mail truck delivering bags of mail to be loaded into airplane at the Wichita Municipal Hanger and Terminal.

Keywords: Aviation, airport, airplane, truck.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1491

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 4 x 5 inches

Description: Birdseye view of the Wichita Municipal Airport. A Douglas DC2 plane owned by TWA is in the foreground. The airport is located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane, aerials.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1968

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: A Trans World Airlines Ford Trimotor Airplane carrying U.S. mail landing at Wichita Municipal Airport on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1961

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1931

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Wichita Municipal Airport with a TWA Ford Trimotor Airplane in the foreground, located on South Oliver.

Keywords: Transportation, aviation, plane.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_wpl1963

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: 1932

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Aerial view of Stearman Aircraft factory completed in late 1930 on South Oliver Street. View is looking northeast toward biplane flying over factory, and hangars and partially completed administration building at Wichita Municipal Airport. 31st Street South angles across center of image.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, business and industry, aerials.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Archives of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce

Repository: Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wsu_ms2002-12.71.39.6

Creator: Unknown photographer

Date Original: Circa 1933

Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches

Description: Aerial view of Wichita Municipal Airport and parking areas, at 3800 South Oliver.

Keywords: Wichita, aviation, transportation, aerials, airports, airplanes.

Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works

Type: Photograph

Collection Name: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection

Repository: Wichita Public Library

Date Digital: 2003

Identifier: wpl_WPL2057

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