Opening Day, September 28, 1940
The Houston airport terminal officially opened its doors on September 28, 1940.
Below are galleries of photos & correspondence from the day it all started.
CorrespondenceThe following correspondence was exchanged during the fall of 1940 regarding the Opening Day festivities at the Houston Municipal Airport Terminal. These letters were found in the Houston Airport System Archives at the Metropolitan Research Center of the Houston Public Library. |
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Opening day photo galleryRecently, the 1940 Air Terminal Museum was approached by David Morgan who asked if we would be interested in printing a set of old photographs of the terminal from negatives that he had acquired. It turns out, these are some of the best photographs of Opening Day that we have ever seen. |
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