Description: Toledo Express Airport, shown in these two photographs taken in the 1960s, opened in January 1955. Two years earlier, Toledo voters passed a levy for $3.5 million revenue-bond issue that allowed for construction of the airport. With funds from local corporations, including Owens-Illinois Inc., Owens Corning, Libbey-Owens-Ford, Champion Spark Plug, Willys-Overland, and Electric Auto-Lite, the airport was one of only a handful of municipal airports constructed across the nation without federal funds. Toledo Express is located on 1100 acres in Monclova and Spencer townships in western Lucas County. The slides measure 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3032_3645109_001
Subjects: Transportation; Architecture; Airports; Toledo (Ohio)
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a crowd, of mostly men and young boys, gathering around an airplane with helicopter blades while a pilot boards the plane. The caption for the photograph reads "A scene of the airport near Schoenbrum Memorial park. Credit Mr. Shearrow." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_052_001
Subjects: Airplanes; Airports--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Flight; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior view of the control tower at the Port Columbus International Airport with operators at work, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1950-1970. Port Columbus opened on July 8, 1929, on a location chosen by famed pilot Charles Lindbergh. A new control tower was built and put into use in 2004. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05386
Subjects: Airports--Ohio--Columbus; Airplanes; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Airplane soaring and gliding overhead near what is most likely Cincinnati Municipal Airport. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F05_20_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Cincinnati Lunken Municipal Airport; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Airplanes; Flight; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an airplane is taking off from Cleveland Municipal Airport, with a caption which reads "Modern Plane taking off, Cleveland Airport. Ohio Picture Book. Page: 39. Picture: 48 (lower). Credit: None." The Cleveland Airport was built in 1925 and is located 8 miles southwest of Public Square at Brookpark Road and Riverside Drive. The airport, originally known as Cleveland Municipal, was renamed Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport on July 26, 1951, to commemorate the 82nd birthday of William R. Hopkins who founded it. It was shortly after World War I, that Cleveland envisioned an airport. The airport did not become possible until the federal government was convinced that the city could provide an adequate facility for U.S. Air Mail planes to stop in Cleveland on their coast-to-coast flights. It was on July 1, 1925, that the U.S. Air Mail made the first flight at the airport. Its first terminal building was constructed in 1927 and featured the world's first airport control tower. In 1929, the National Air Races held in Cleveland for the first time as part of the ceremonies dedicating Cleveland's Municipal Airport. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_46_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cleveland Municipal Airport; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Airplanes; Flight; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Lunken Aire Port. Cincinnati, Ohio. RAF." This is most likely an Army B-17. A crowd of people are gathered around the field. Hanger 3, in the background, has the letters W.A.C.O., the "O" being obstructed by the crowd, with a banner above the doors that says Queen City Flying Service. Cincinnati Municipal Airport – Lunken Field or Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport is more commonly known as Lunken Field or Lunken Airport and was named after Eshelby Lunken. Llocated three miles (5 km) southeast of Downtown Cincinnati, it was a commercial airport in the 1920s '30s and '40s. It is situated in the Little Miami River valley near Columbia, the site of the first Cincinnati-area settlement in 1788. When the original 1000-acre (4 km²) airfield was dedicated in 1925, it was the largest municipal airfield in the world. American Airlines started at Lunken Airport during this time, but no major commercial airlines use it anymore. Instead, many large Cincinnati-area companies now base their corporate aircraft there. On December 17, 1925, the Embry-Riddle Company was formed at Lunken Airport by T. Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle. A few years later, the company moved to Florida, and later became the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Lunken Airport was supplanted by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1947 following catastrophic flooding from the Ohio River. The flooding problem prompted the airport's nickname of "Sunken Lunken." The control tower, located at the southwest corner of the airport, was almost totally submerged during the historic Ohio River flood of 1937, and now has a single black brick facing the airfield to indicate the high-water mark. Today the old control tower is home to the Lunken Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and is the oldest standing control tower in the United States.[ci The property also contains public recreation areas, including an 18-hole golf course, playgrounds, and walking/biking paths. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F05_29_01
Subjects: Airports; Military aircraft; Aviation--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The airplane shown in the photograph is an American Airlines DC-3. The first DC-3 was manufactured in December of 1935. American Airlines was the first commercial airline to use the DC-3 in June of 1936. Reverse reads: Commercial plane today at Cincinnati airport. Photograph by Paul Briol View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F01_001_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Airplanes; Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The aircraft shown in the photograph are a pair American Airlines DC-3s parked at Lunken Airport. Lunken Airport was established in 1925 by Dixie Davis, a fight instructor. The formal dedication of Lunken Airport took place in 1930. The airport was also home to the Embry-Riddle Company, which was granted one of the first U.S. air mail contracts. Embry- Riddle eventually became American Airlines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F01_002_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Airplanes; Flight
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a Stinson tri-motor aircraft, possibly a Model A or SM-6000 Airliner. This three-engine airplane was designed and built by the Stinson Aircraft Corporation, which was founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920, and later moved to Detroit, Michigan. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F01_003_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History; Airports; Airplanes; Flight and aviation
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The aircraft being serviced in the photograph, is an United Airlines DC-3. The first DC-3 was produced in December of 1935. In January of 1937, United Airlines introduced the "Skylounge" and "Sky Sleeper" service, which could seat fourteen comfortably. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F01_006_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Airports; Airplanes; Flight
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Landing and take-off at Lunken Airport. Credit: Myron Benson." This photograph depicts a plane landing at Lunken airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. An American Airlines airplane prepares to take-off in the foreground. Cincinnati Municipal Airport, also known as Lunken Field or Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport, was named after Eshelby Lunken. Located three miles southeast of Downtown Cincinnati, it was a commercial airport in the 1920's through the 1940's. When the original 1000-acre airfield was dedicated in 1925 it was the largest municipal airfield in the world. Lunken Airport was supplanted by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1947 following catastrophic flooding from the Ohio River. The flooding problem prompted the airport's nickname of "Sunken Lunken". The control tower, located at the southwest corner of the airport, was almost totally submerged during the historic Ohio River flood of 1937, and now has a single black brick facing the airfield to indicate the high-water mark. Today the old control tower is home to the Lunken Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and is the oldest standing control tower in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F12_008_1
Subjects: Cincinnati Lunken Municipal Airport; Lunken Airport (Cincinnati, Ohio); American Airlines, inc.--History; Airports--Ohio; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "New Philadelphia airport built two years ago is one of the nicest for its size in the state, there is an unusual amount of interest in flying there, the hangar besides housing about 25 planes also has offices. Harry Clever is the airport manager." The Harry Clever Field airport is a two runway airport that houses mostly single engine aircraft and is used primarily by amateur enthusiasts. It was activated on March 1, 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F14_007_1
Subjects: Airports--Ohio--New Philadelphia;
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)