Title
2020.308.001 - Biplane in front of HangerDescription
Black and white photograph of the Lovell Field hanger with a biplane sitting out front. The hanger doors are open and a dark truck is parked to the left of the plane. The photograph shows the details of the airport apron with a short hedgerow running parallel to the concrete road. The hanger shows the windsock at the top of the roof of the hanger. This hanger was the first one constructed on the field. TheDate(s) of Creation
1936Subjects
Airplane hangars, Airplane industry, Airplanes, BiplanesTitle
2020.308.002 Airplanes Parked on ApronDescription
Black and white photograph of the airplanes parked on the apron of Lovell Field. There are approximately a dozen or so propeller planes lined up.Date(s) of Creation
1936Subjects
Airplanes, Airplane industry, Airplane propellersTitle
2020.308.003 Airplanes on ApronDescription
Detail of the airplanes in photograph 2020.308.002. The J lines appear in the foreground of the photograph and multiple airplanes are seen parked on the apron.Date(s) of Creation
1936 - 1941Subjects
Airplane industry, Airplanes, Propellers, Airplane, Wings, AirplaneTitle
2020.308.004 Spectators on Lovell Field ApronDescription
Black and white photograph of people gathered on the apron of Lovell Field, viewing parked airplanes. There appears to be some families and other people on one side of a chain-link fence, likely to keep them from entering the runway area.Date(s) of Creation
1936 - 1941Subjects
Airplanes, Airplane industryTitle
2020.308.005 PCA Boeing 247 AirplaneDescription
Black and white photograph of men accessing the cabin door of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines 247. The planes' propellers are in motion and two men appear to be servicing one of the engines. PCA only flew at the Chattanooga Airport from February 15 - March 31, 1941Date(s) of Creation
2/15/1941 - 3/3/1941Title
2020.308.006 Eastern Airlines DC-3 NC 25648Description
Black and white photograph of Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 NC25648 on the Lovell Field Ramp. The plane's nose is pointed away from the camera, with the tail toward the photographer. The wing facing forward reads "EAL" in dark paint (EAL for Eastern Air Lines". The words "The Great Silver Fleet" on the fuselage, above the cabin windows. The Eastern Airlines logo can be seen towards the front of the plane. White buildings appear in the back right but are not the terminal buildingDate(s) of Creation
2/15/1941 - 3/31/1941Title
2020.308.007 DC-3 NoseDescription
Black and white photograph of the nose and engine of one of the Eastern Airline's Douglas DC-3 airplanes. The propeller is in motion but the landing gear is chocked. The window is open. The photographer was standing underneath the plane's wing and white buildings can be seen in the background.Date(s) of Creation
1936 - 1941Subjects
Airplane engines, Airplane propellers, Airplanes, Wings, Airplane
