Aerial view of downtown Montevallo, Alabama.
This photograph was taken to document the air marker painted on top of the Reid Motor Company. (Air markers were painted on roofs and water towers for the benefit of pilots in the air. They noted the name of the town, the direction of north, and and the distance and direction to the nearest airport....
Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/44800 |
Summary: | This photograph was taken to document the air marker painted on top of the Reid Motor Company. (Air markers were painted on roofs and water towers for the benefit of pilots in the air. They noted the name of the town, the direction of north, and and the distance and direction to the nearest airport.) |
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