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Bain E. "Shorty" Fulton and Akron Municipal Airport Terminal Photograph
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Title
Bain
E
. "
Shorty
"
Fulton
and
Akron
Municipal
Airport
Terminal
Photograph
Subject
Transportation
Airports
National Register of Historic Places
Air pilots
Place
Akron (Ohio)
Summit County (Ohio)
Description
This
8
"
x
10
"
(20.32
cm
x
25.4
cm)
photograph
shows
Bain
E
. "
Shorty
"
Fulton
in
1933
in
front
of the
Akron
Municipal
Airport
terminal
,
now
on the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
.
Fulton
was a
pioneer
aviator
in
Akron
. In
1924
, he
bought
a
farm
on
Massillon
Road
, and
after
clearing
his
pasture
began
operating
what was to
become
the
Akron
Municipal
Airport
. In
1925
, he
built
his
own
airplane
and
established
the
Fulton
Flying
Service
,
which
offered
charters
,
flight
instruction
, and
excursions
.
Fulton
was
instrumental
in
establishing
a
number
of
Summit
County
institutions
,
including
the
Soap
Box
Derby
, the
Rubber
Bowl
, and the
Akron
Municipal
Airport
,
now
known
as
Akron
Fulton
Municipal
Airport
. He also
served
in
World
War
II
and was
shot
down
in
April
1945
while
on a
mission
over
Germany
. He was
held
as a
prisoner
of
war
until
May
of that
year
and
received
a
Purple
Heart
for his
service
.
Date of Original
1933
Collection
Fulton
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1927_1859287_001.tif
Image Height
4241
Image Width
5465
File Size
9036.039 KB
Format
picture
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