| Summary: | Color print of aerial view of Maxwell Field located in Montgomery, Al. Uniformly placed structures and roads on base. Various size buildings. Some with black and white checkered roofs. Larger buildings for administrative purposes. Smaller buildings for individual living quarters. Postmarked August 17, 1932. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala. - 47' Printed on back: 'Maxwell Field, about 1½ miles from Montgomery, is located on the grounds used bu the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) as a Training Field in 1910, build in 1917, and was a part of the government activities during the World War, named in memory of William C. Maxwell, a native Alabamian, who met death in an airplane accident in the Philippine Islands. Made in U. S. A. By E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 4586N, U N Co Trade Mark Registered.'Written on back: 'Hello Rox; I am in Montgomery now. It is 3:00 a.m. we are leaving for Fla. In few minutes. Nat, Miss Roxie Arnold 835 11th St. Bowling Green, Ky.'
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