Air marking files, 1933-1961.

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Air marking files, 1933-1961.

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A former duty of the Dept. of Aeronautics was to coordinate air marking projects in the state. It inherited this function from the Civil Works Administration in 1935. There were several additional projects after 1945 operated in concert with federal civil defense agencies and the American Legion, the last completed in 1958. Air markers consisted of signs painted on roofs of buildings and water towers designating the name of the town, location of north, and distance and direction to the nearest airport. They were replaced in the 1960s by radio navigation aids. The material consists of correspondence, bids, specifications, and contact reports on the various air marker projects, a bound report on the 1933-1934 CWA project, and aerial photographs of completed air markers, including Montevallo, Decatur, and other Ala. towns. The photograph of Montevallo includes details of the entire downtown area.

.33 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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