By 1916, the US Government offered the sum of $100 000 for the development of aviation. The old project was revived, but it needed an airfield. Charles Dickson presented the City of Chicago with terrain at Ashburn Field (83rd St. and Cicero Ave), which officially opened on 28 October 1916. |
Chicago, Ill. - 1916 Photo from collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
Chicago, Ill. - 1916 Photo from collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
Chicago, Ill. - 1916 Photo from collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
Chicago, Ill. - 1916 Photo from collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
Chicago, Ill. - 1916 Photo from collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
|