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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution airfield airmail biplane airplane hangar cleveland ohio usa 1921 aviation aircraft us mail usmail us air mail usairmail us postal service uspostalservice de havilland dehavilland de havilland d.h.4 dehavillanddh4 d.h.4 dh4 airport planes national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Date: 1921 Object number: A.2009-24 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Cleveland, Ohio, was on the original airmail route between New York City, New York, and Chicago, Illinois, that began regular operations on May 15, 1919. In a set of directions for pilots by the Post Office Department published in February 1921, the Cleveland airmail field was described as "in East Cleveland between the two railroads that follow the lake shore. The field is near the edge of the city and near the edge of the freight yards of the New York Central. The field is distinctly marked by long cinder runway. The airmail hangar is in the southwest corner of the field. The Martin factory is in the northwest corner of the field." Pilots used the directions to help guide them from airfield to airfield at a time when pilots used landmarks to guide their way. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Ohio 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=207522 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: 1921 Object number: A.2009-24 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Cleveland, Ohio, was on the original airmail route between New York City, New York, and Chicago, Illinois, that began regular operations on May 15, 1919. In a set of directions for pilots by the Post Office Department published in February 1921, the Cleveland airmail field was described as "in East Cleveland between the two railroads that follow the lake shore. The field is near the edge of the city and near the edge of the freight yards of the New York Central. The field is distinctly marked by long cinder runway. The airmail hangar is in the southwest corner of the field. The Martin factory is in the northwest corner of the field." Pilots used the directions to help guide them from airfield to airfield at a time when pilots used landmarks to guide their way. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Ohio 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=207522 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
