Photograph
Madison's Truax Field
| A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renamed Truax Field during World War II to honor Tommy Truax, a local air cadet killed during a training accident. |
| Image ID: | 11165 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 18 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Newhouse, John |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | John Newhouse photographs, interviews and other materials, 1945-1974 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (N48)4001 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 3.75 inches |
| United States. Work Projects Administration |
| Airplanes |
| Airports |
| Travel |
| Outdoor photography |
| Cities and towns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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