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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aviation us mail usmail air mail airmail north platte northplatte north platte, nebraska northplattenebraska north platte, ne northplattene nebraska hangar post officw postofficw post office postoffice 1924 national delivery nationaldelivery first airmail firstairmail north platte post office northplattepostoffice black and white blackandwhite rural post office ruralpostoffice mail garage building antennas guard tower guardtower rural farm town national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum outdoor monochrome black and white Date: c. 1924 Object number: A.2009-29 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Post Office Department operated the nation's first regularly scheduled airmail service. North Platte, Nebraska, was one of the stops along the service's transcontinental flyway. The flyway connected New York City, New York to San Francisco, California through Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Iowa City, Iowa; Omaha and North Platte, Nebraska;, Cheyenne, Rawlins and Rock Springs, Wyoming; , Salt Lake City, Utah; and Elko and Reno, Nevada. The Department began using the North Platte airmail field on September 8, 1920. An airmail beacon stands to the left of the hangar and a truck marked "US Air Mail" is parked in front of the hanger. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Nebraska See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207527 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1924 Object number: A.2009-29 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Post Office Department operated the nation's first regularly scheduled airmail service. North Platte, Nebraska, was one of the stops along the service's transcontinental flyway. The flyway connected New York City, New York to San Francisco, California through Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Iowa City, Iowa; Omaha and North Platte, Nebraska;, Cheyenne, Rawlins and Rock Springs, Wyoming; , Salt Lake City, Utah; and Elko and Reno, Nevada. The Department began using the North Platte airmail field on September 8, 1920. An airmail beacon stands to the left of the hangar and a truck marked "US Air Mail" is parked in front of the hanger. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Nebraska See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207527 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
