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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aviation aircraft airplane biplane hangar reno reno, nevada renonevada nevada us mail usmail air mail airmail de havilland dehavilland de havilland dh.4b dehavillanddh4b dh.4 dh4 dh.4b dh4b de havilland dh.4 dehavillanddh4 plane circa 1920 circa1920 photo emulsion photoemulsion black and white photograph blackandwhitephotograph national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum postal employees postalemployees early aviation earlyaviation avião reno nevada aerial biplane renonevadaaerialbiplane pilots walking to plane pilotswalkingtoplane hanger in nevada hangerinnevada transcontinental mail flight outdoor monochrome black and white Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-33 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Airmail employees transferring airmail bags from one de Havilland (DH-4B) aircraft to another at the Reno, Nevada airmail field. On September 8, 1920, the Post Office Department completed the western leg of the nation's transcontinental flyway. Mail was flown through Reno on its way between San Francisco, California and New York City, New York. The 1921 "Transcontinental Air Mail Pilot's Log of Distances, Landmarks, and Flying Directions" provided to all airmail employees described Reno's airmail field as follows: "The air mail field at Reno lies two miles west of the city. The main runway lies east and west. The field is marked by a T and wind indicator. And landing from four ways is unobstructed. Reno is 4,497 feet above sea level. Whenever possible it is advisable to leave the Reno field on the east-west runway, taking off to the east. A slight downgrade enables the ship to quickly obtain flying speed. Just beyond the east edge of the field the ground is extremely rough and there is a huge ditch here." National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America 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=207532 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1920 Object number: A.2009-33 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: Airmail employees transferring airmail bags from one de Havilland (DH-4B) aircraft to another at the Reno, Nevada airmail field. On September 8, 1920, the Post Office Department completed the western leg of the nation's transcontinental flyway. Mail was flown through Reno on its way between San Francisco, California and New York City, New York. The 1921 "Transcontinental Air Mail Pilot's Log of Distances, Landmarks, and Flying Directions" provided to all airmail employees described Reno's airmail field as follows: "The air mail field at Reno lies two miles west of the city. The main runway lies east and west. The field is marked by a T and wind indicator. And landing from four ways is unobstructed. Reno is 4,497 feet above sea level. Whenever possible it is advisable to leave the Reno field on the east-west runway, taking off to the east. A slight downgrade enables the ship to quickly obtain flying speed. Just beyond the east edge of the field the ground is extremely rough and there is a huge ditch here." National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America 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=207532 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
