Home

Nashville Public Library Digital Collection

Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942

Reference URL

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942

View Description

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

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	Closed Stacks-Nash-51b