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American Airlines Astrojet flight, 1961 June 11
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Title
American
Airlines
Astrojet
flight
,
1961
June
11
Corporate name
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority--History--Sources
American Airlines, inc.
Topical entry
Airports--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Jet planes--Tennessee--Nashville
Commerce--Tennessee--Nashville
Airlines--Tennessee--Nashville
Airways--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
celebration
at the
Nashville
Airport
in
front
of the
American
Airlines
Astojet
.
Pictured
left
to
right
are:
Judge
Beverly
Briley
,
unidentified
man
, and
Mayor
Ben
West
,
celebrating
the
jet
flight
out
of
Nashville
on
June
11th
,
1961
. The
signage
reads
“Nashville’s
Gateway
to the
Jet
Age
,
Athens
of the
South.”
American
and
Eastern
airlines
were the
first
air
carriers
to
serve
Nashville
.
Nashville's
airport
officially
opened
in
1937
as
Berry
Field
, in
honor
of
Colonel
Harry
S
.
Berry
, the
state
administrator
of the
Works
Progress
Administrator
, or
WPA
.
Berry
Field
became
the
military
base
for the
4th
Ferrying
Command
during
World
War
II
and was
returned
to the
city
when
the
war
ended
. The
airport’s
name
was
officially
changed
to
Nashville
International
Airport
in
1988
, but the
original
three-letters
BNA
,
which
stands
for
Berry
Field
Nashville
,
remains
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Date
1961-06-11
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 115 Airport001
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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