These amazing black and white photos were taken by photographer Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration documenting airport operations at the Washington D.C. Municipal Airport in July of 1941.
Skylark: An airliner on the field seen through the window of the waiting room, municipal airport, Washington, D.C., July 1941
At the entrance to the municipal airport in Washington, D.C., July 1941
Beehive: In the ticket reservations department of one of the airliners, Washington, D.C. municipal airport, July 1941
Cool in Summer: Keeping the airliner air-conditioned while it is on the ground, municipal airport, Washington, D.C., July 1941
Fill er Up: An airliner refueling, Washington, D.C. municipal airport, July 1941
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