A photograph of the Trans World Airlines (TWA) jet at the new airport terminal in Nashville, Tennessee. Improvements included a new terminal building with a modern control tower and Jet Age runways. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as...
A photograph of the radar service at Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee in August 1952. 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...
A photograph of the Eastern Air Lines “Golden Falcon Prop-Jet Electra” at Nashville’s airport. This prop-jet airliner was built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and was powered by four 3750 hp General Motors Allison prop-jet engines,...
A photograph of the Tennessee National Guard building and truck at Nashville Municipal Airport with signage saying “Join the new Tennessee National Guard, Earn, Learn, Serve.” The National Guard continued to be based at the Nashville Airport...
A photograph of the Old Harris Home at McGavock Lane and Couchville Pike, Nashville, Tennessee. It became part of the airport property. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state...
A photograph of the Berry Field Fire Hall, 1950. 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...
A photograph of the garage storage building at Berry Field in 1950. 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...
A photograph of the Civilian Aviation Authority Localizer house at Nashville’s Berry Field. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress...
A photograph of the non-commissioned officer’s club in 1950. This building was probably one of the 105 WWII-era buildings built by the Army at Nashville’s Berry Field. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of...
Aerial photographs of the Nashville airport, circa the 1960s. In 1961 officials opened a new 145,900-square-foot terminal with a modern control tower that boasted state-of-the-art electronics. In 1963 the existing runway was extended, and...
Mayor Ben West, with Mr. Ogden and Mr. Borum and the new Constellation plane model of Eastern Airlines, circa 1953. The first Constellation flight at the Nashville Airport was on April 26th, 1953. The airliner was manufactured by Lockheed and...
Mayor Ben West and the first flight of the Eastern Airlines Constellation airliner at the Nashville Airport on April 26th, 1953. The aircraft was manufactured by Lockheed and represented the ultimate in airline performance and luxury during the...
Nashville Mayor Briley is pictured with a mother and daughter, as they are presented with the Poppy Day Proclamation, on May 27th, 1965. The bright red Poppy flower is a symbol of the sacrifice of lives in war and represents the hope that none had...
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...
Views of Nashville Municipal Airport and the City-State Administration Building, circa 1950. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress...
A photograph of two gentlemen standing at the Nashville Municipal Airport’s City Directories (published by R.L. Polk) desk, in April 22, 1962. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the...