Hillsboro Airport

Title

Hillsboro Airport

Description

Black and white image of a number of airplanes sitting on an airfield, next to a parking lot with cars. In the background are a hangar and other buildings. One of the airplanes is a Lockheed P-38, with twin booms, a design which saw extensive use in the Pacific during World War II. One of the trucks in the left image foreground belongs to the Ball-Ralston Flying Service, owned by Norman Ralston and Ed Ball, one of the first businesses opened at the airport.

Date Created

circa 1940s

Subject

Airports
Airplanes
Private planes
Lightning (Fighter plane)
Ralston, Norman
Ball, Ed
Economic History
Scientific History

Place

Hillsboro, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver negatives

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_015493

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection