Holiday crowd of 120,000 spectators jams Chicago municipal airport to witness thrilling events on American air race program

Photograph of part of the grandstands at Chicago Municipal Airport during the American Air Races. The crowd consisted of at least 120,000 spectators.

Publication date: 1933-07-05

Size: 17 x 41.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1933-07-04

Subject(s):

• Airplane racing--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• American Air Races (1933 : Chicago, Ill.)
• Sports spectators--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• News photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (July 5, 1933), p. 34

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)