President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey during a ceremony to open the new Idlewild Airport in New York City, the largest airport in the world. It is the first meeting of the men since they were nominated for president by their respective parties. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands between the two presidential candidates. From: Philadelphia Inquirer.
Home movie footage showing the activities at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin during the Berlin Airlift. Also includes views of Berlin, including landmarks and destruction from the war.
Home movies of President Truman’s plane “The Independence” on the tarmac at Rhein-Main terminal in Frankfurt, Germany with unidentified people moving around it, then footage from the inside of the plane as it takes off. Date unknown.
A map showing railroad connections to principal cities within a 400 mile radius of Moberly, Missouri. Surrounding the map are photographs and text describing life in Moberly and Randolph County, Missouri. Photographs and text of the General Omar N. Bradley Municipal Airport are highlighted in red pencil. Handwriting on the back reads: "Official File 273, 6-3-46." M183 is located on the back of this map.
A map of Moberly, Missouri that shows recreational areas, schools, churches, governmental buildings, businesses, railroads, airports, city routes, highways, city limits, and other points of interest. Handwriting reads: "Official File 273, 6-3-46." M183-01 is located on the back of this map.
A print of a map showing airline distances from Kirksville, Missouri to principal cities within a radius of 725 miles. Handwriting on the back reads: "Senatorial Papers of Harry S. Truman. Nat. Def.-Kirksville, MO-Airport-Nov. 1941. Proposal for Development of the Airport."
A hand-drawn map of the area surrounding a proposed airport near Bethany, Missouri. The proposed airport is highlighted in red pencil, with suggested runways and their lengths. The map is divided into sections and shows farm homes, croplands, pastures, hedge fences, ponds, creeks, wooded areas, roads, railroads, and other details. Handwriting on the back reads: "Papers of Senator Harry S. Truman. Folder: War Dept.-Bethany Airport. Letter: November 7, 1942."
A print of a hand-drawn map showing the state of the Kirksville Municipal Airport before development. The map shows a runway, hangars, shops, an office, a restaurant, a watch house, a beacon, roads, railroads, power lines, and city property boundary lines. Handwriting on the back reads: "Senatorial Papers of Harry S. Truman. Nat. Def.-Kirksville, MO-Airport-Nov. 1941. Proposal for Development of the Airport."
A print of the proposed master plan for the development of the Kirksville Municipal Airport. The drawing shows a terminal, runways, hangars, parking lots, roads, and railroads. Handwriting on the back reads: "Senatorial Papers of Harry S. Truman. Nat. Def.-Kirksville, MO-Airport-Nov. 1941. Proposal for Development of the Airport."
A map of the Fairfax Industrial District in Kansas City, Kansas. Handwriting at the Fairfax Municipal Airport reads: "Could be closed." The map also locates the Kansas City Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. Handwriting on the back reads: "President's Airport Commission File. Folder: Kansas City, MO."