Corvallis airfield located on Grant Street (looking west)

Title
Corvallis airfield located on Grant Street (looking west)
LC Subject
Airplanes Airports
Description
The road behind the hangers is Grant Street. The field was bordered on the east side by a dirt road which is now NW Highland Ave. The field was operated by Albert Parmenter and Dick Lyndon. The Field was abandoned in 1930 when Parmenter moved to Eugene. Lyndon started another airport on S 3rd Street at what is now Goodnight Ave. The airplane on the right is a 1929 Swallow owned by Joe Chamberlin, Slats Gill, and Roy Getz. The middle plane is a 1929 American Eagle. The plane in the foreground is a 1925 WACO "9" powered by a 90 H.P. OX-5 engine.
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Location
Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1930
Identifier
HC0968
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Corvallis Historical Images
Institution
Oregon State University