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Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942
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Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942
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Title
Berry
Field
,
Nashville's
Municipal
Airport
,
circa
1942
Corporate name
Berry Field (Tenn.)
Nashville Municipal Airport (Tenn.)
Eastern Air Lines, inc.--History--Sources
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Business
Enterprise
Capital City
Transportation
Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville
Airports--Tennessee--Nashville
Airplanes--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Murfreesboro Road (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Description
A
postcard
of
Berry
Field
,
Nashville's
Municipal
Airport
,
circa
1942
. The
caption
on the
verso
reads
: "
Berry
Field
,
Nashville's
Municipal
Airport
, was
named
Berry
Field
in
honor
of
Colonel
Harry
S
.
Berry
,
State
W
.
P
. A.
Administrator
. The
total
cost
of
construction
will be
about
$2,500,000
, and
is
conceded
to be
one
of the
most
outstanding
airports
of the
United
States
. The
Airport
covers
about
700
acres
and has
many
miles
of
hard
surfaced
runways
.
It
is
located
on the
Murfreesboro
Road
,
six
and
one-half
miles
from
Nashville.
"
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Postcard
Collection
.
1
postcard
:
col
. ;
3.5
x
5.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Capitol
News
Co
.
(Publisher)
Date
ca.
1942
Type
Still
Image
;
Postcards
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Nash - 51b
Language
English
Relation
Nashville
Room
Postcard
Collection
Coverage
1940-1949
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
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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