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Aerial view of Berry Field, Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950

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Aerial view of Berry Field, Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950

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Title	Aerial view of Berry Field, Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950
Corporate name	Berry Field (Tenn.) Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority--History--Sources
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Airports--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	An aerial view of Berry Field, along Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a flashing beacon. The three letter identifier, BNA, stands for Berry Field Nashville. American and Eastern airlines were the first air carriers to serve Nashville, and within the year, 189,000 passengers had used the facilities. During World War II, Berry Field became the military base for the 4th Ferrying Command, and the federal government added additional acreage for its military operations. In 1946, after the war ended, the military returned a 1,500-acre airport site to the city. Forms part of the City of Nashville Property Photographs, album v1, b & w photograph.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	ca. 1950
Type	Still Image; Text
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Metro Property vI 009 Berry Field, Aerial View Murfreesboro Road
Relation	City of Nashville Property Photographs
Coverage	1950-1959
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, City of Nashville Property Photographs