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Max McCotter with Airplane
September 12, 1937
Close-up view of Max McCotter standing beside his Aeronca airplane at the Royal Airpor. Taken for the Pure Oil Company.
Group of Legionnaires
November 17, 1937
Outdoor group portrait of Legionnaires at the Royal Airport. Also shows two automobiles, an airplane and the Morey Airplane hanger.
Crowd at Royal Airport
July 14, 1935
View across field towards a crowd at Royal Airport for Jimmie Allen model airplane flight contest and Air Circus at Royal Airport.
Royal Airport
May 5, 1932
Two airplane pilots and a third man are standing in front of a Northwest Airways air mail plane at Madison's Royal Airport. There are automobiles parked near a hangar in the background.
Madison Royal Airport Repair Shop
May 26, 1932
The repair shop of the Morey Airplane Company at Royal Airport in Madison. Only months after this picture was taken, Howard Morey lost both his hangar and his airplane in a fire. Morey had establis...
"American Girl" Movie Group
April 17, 1928
"American Girl" movie group with pilot in front of airplane at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport).
