Aero Club of Illinois
The Aero Club of Illinois operated two flying fields. The first, Cicero Flying Field, was one of the most modern in America at the time and was utilized from 1911 until 1915, when Charles Dickinson purchased a plot of land on Chicago's southwest side at 79th to 87th Streets and from Pulaski Road to Cicero Avenue to become Ashburn Field, which served as the organization's official flying field from 1915 to 1951. The club's executive offices were maintained in the Auditorium Building, Chicago.
From the description of Aero Club of Illinois records, 1909-1948. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715309566
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Aero Club of Illinois. Aero Club of Illinois records, 1909-1948. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | Aero Club of Illinois. [Miscellaneous pamphlets, membership cards, passes to events, etc.]. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | International Aviation Meet (1911 : Chicago, Ill.). [Miscellaneous pamphlets, daily programs, etc.]. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | Aero Club of Illinois. [Aviation meet prospectus, program, ticket of admission, 1912]. | Chicago History Museum |
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| associatedWith | Aero Club of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Arnold, Bion J. 1861-1942. | person |
| associatedWith | Dickinson, Charles, 1858-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | International Aviation Meet (1911 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Aviation Meet (1911 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Aviation Meet (1912 : Clearing, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lougheed, Victor. | person |
| associatedWith | McCormick, Harold F, 1872-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | McGann, Robert Greaves, b. 1866. | person |
| associatedWith | Plew, James E., b. 1862. | person |
| associatedWith | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948. | person |
| associatedWith | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912. | person |
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