https://cdm16631.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/charm/id/13509 This photo was found in the collection of Mississippi State University. It was taken in August, 1926. Another photo showing a group of men posed around one of the planes is also in the collection: https://cdm16631.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/charm/id/13510 And an aerial view of the field: https://cdm16631.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/charm/id/13928 There are several other views in the same collection. Just … Continue reading Smoot Field
Tag: Monroe Regional Airport
History of Selman Field
This is a great WPA paper from our collection that details the history of Selman Field. It later became the Monroe Regional Airport. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-wpa%3A15
Delta Airline Ad
Delta Airline ad in a 1935 Monroe Newspaper Very few outside Monroe know that Delta got it's start right here. As a matter of fact, I was slightly annoyed when I few Delta last month and as I was arriving in Atlanta there were big signs touting that Atlanta was the home of Delta Airlines. … Continue reading Delta Airline Ad
Monroe Municipal Airport
Municipal Airport Monroe, LA Found this old postcard image online. Makes me wonder how they got that car inside!
