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McConnell Field, Nashville, Tennessee, 1938
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Title
McConnell
Field
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1938
Corporate name
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority--History--Sources
Topical entry
Airports--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Airplanes--Tennessee--Nashville
Commerce--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Murphy Road (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
1938
aerial
view
of
Nashville’s
McConnell
Field
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. This
field
began
operation
circa
1927
and was
named
McConnell
Field
in
honor
of
Lieutenant
Brower
McConnell
who
had
died
that
year
in an
air
crash
while
at
Langley
Field
,
Virginia
.
McConnell
Field
was
located
in
West
Nashville
,
built
upon
a
part
of the
Whitworth
and
Bosley
farm
.
It
was
Nashville’s
first
municipal
airport
and
stayed
in
operation
until
circa
1937
when
it
moved
to
Sky
Harbor
and
Berry
Field
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1938
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 654 McConnell Field in 1938 002
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1930-1939
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
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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