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January 1920 -- First airmail flight into Iowa City
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1920s -- Refueling an early air mail plane in Iowa City
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1920s -- 3 Men starting an early air mail plane
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1920 -- Iowa City's new 500 million candlepower beacon
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1923 - DeHavilland air mail planes in Iowa City
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January 1925 - Refueling in the snow
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1925 - Night Shot at Smith Field, Iowa City
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1925 - United Hangar from the road
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1926 - Boeing Air Mail plane
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June 1928 - Will Rogers at Smith Field in Iowa City
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1929 -- Good Will tour in Iowa City
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Paul Shaw, founder of Shaw Aircraft, in Iowa City
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Boarding the new Boeing 247 in the new United Hangar
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United Airlines DC-3 starting up in Iowa City
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1930s - United Hangar in use
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32 Shaw Aircraft Taylorcraft trainers during World War II
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Today -- Airport Main Entrance
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Today -- Terminal From Aircraft Tarmac
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Historic Boeing 307 Stratocruiser
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United Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
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View of airport from over downtown Iowa City
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Today, and yesterday -- the Boeing/United Hangar
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