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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aviation air mail airmail hangar rock springs rocksprings rock springs, wyoming rockspringswyoming us mail usmail circa 1920 circa1920 building photo-emulsion photoemulsion black and white photograph blackandwhitephotograph national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum monochrome black and white Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-34 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Rock Springs, Wyoming airmail field was a main stop on the Post Office Department's 2,680-mile-long transcontinental airmail flyway, positioned between airmail fields located at Salt Lake City, Utah and Rawlins, Wyoming. The western portion of the flyway was the last to become operational, with full transcontinental airmail service beginning on September 8, 1920. According to the 1921 "Transcontinental Air Mail Pilot's Log of Distances, Landmarks, and Flying Directions" provided to all airmail employees, the Rock Springs facility was described as: "The field is in the valley at the foot of Pilot Butte about 4 miles from Rock Springs. It is triangular in shape, the hangar being located in the apex. The surface of the field is good. The best approach is from the eastern side." National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America      Wyoming See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207531 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-34 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Rock Springs, Wyoming airmail field was a main stop on the Post Office Department's 2,680-mile-long transcontinental airmail flyway, positioned between airmail fields located at Salt Lake City, Utah and Rawlins, Wyoming. The western portion of the flyway was the last to become operational, with full transcontinental airmail service beginning on September 8, 1920. According to the 1921 "Transcontinental Air Mail Pilot's Log of Distances, Landmarks, and Flying Directions" provided to all airmail employees, the Rock Springs facility was described as: "The field is in the valley at the foot of Pilot Butte about 4 miles from Rock Springs. It is triangular in shape, the hangar being located in the apex. The surface of the field is good. The best approach is from the eastern side." National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America Wyoming See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207531 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
