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	Search results for Derby > Akron Fulton International Airport    Refine your search Type Image (11) Text (3) results 1-13 of 13 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Derby - Document of Gratitude Derby Downs; Akron Chamber of Commerce; Akron Fulton International Airport; Two unidentifed men presenting an Akron Chamber of Commerce document of gratitude to the Chevrolet Motor Company. The Chevrolet Motor Company was the national sponsor of the Soap Box Derby. The document... 2. Derby - Shorty Fulton and Jim Schlemmer Akron Fulton International Airport; Airports; Derby Downs; Shorty Fulton with Akron Beacon Journal sports editor Jim Schlemmer. Schlemmer helped Fulton gather support for the National Soap Box Derby from the four tire companies headquartered in Akron, Ohio. This... 3. Letter - Harvey Wetz Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Goodyear Bank; A letter to Shorty Fulton from Harvey Wetz, cashier of the Goodyear State Bank. After viewing the dedication of the Rubber Bowl, Wetz writes this letter to Shorty, giving him the credit for the creation... 4. Rubber Bowl - 1941 Stadium Events Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Football; Soap Box Derby; Racing; 5. Shorty - with beauty contestants Beauty contestants; Akron Fulton International Airport; Airports; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Goodyear Airdock; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Beauty contests Shorty Fulton with an unidentified man and three unidentified women from the Seiberling Beauty Contest. C.W. Seiberling was the founder of Goodyear and the President. Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton was born... 6. Airport - Expansion plan Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Airports; Goodyear Airdock; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Maps; Diagram of the expansion plan of the Akron Municipal Airport. The Akron Municipal Airport was created and managed by Bain E. "Shorty" Fulton. The airport was home to the original Goodyear Airdock where... 7. Shorty - Drawing Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Goodyear Airdock; Military; World War II; Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton was born in 1892 in Kenton, Ohio. He came to Akron in 1916 and was employed by Firestone, and then Goodyear. In 1924, he bought a farm on Massillon Road, and, after clearing... 8. Airport - Aerial view of airport complex Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Airports; Aerial Photography; Goodyear Airdock; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Aerial view of the Akron Municipal Airport Complex in Akron, Ohio. The Goodyear Airdock is at the bottom right, and the Rubber Bowl and Derby Downs are at the top. 9. Shorty - Portrait Akron Fulton International Airport; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Goodyear Airdock; Military Portrait of Shorty Fulton taken by Akron Beacon Journal photojournalist Ott Gangl. Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton was born in 1892 in Kenton, Ohio. He came to Akron in 1916 and was employed by Firestone,... 10. Shorty - Military Portrait Military; Akron Fulton International Airport; Airports; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Goodyear Airdock; World War II; Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton was born in 1892 in Kenton, Ohio. He came to Akron in 1916 and was employed by Firestone, and then Goodyear. In 1924, he bought a farm on Massillon Road, and, after clearing... 11. Airport - "The Pad: Restaurant and Lounge" Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Goodyear Airdock; Airports; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; U.S.S. Akron; U.S.S. Macon; Blimps; Akron Aircraft; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; A menu from the Akron Municipal Airport. "The Pad" not only describes the food served at the restaurant, but also gives a brief history of the airport, Goodyear Airdock, Rubber Bowl, and Derby Downs. 12. Rubber Bowl - Aerial view of Excavation Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Akron Municipal Stadium; Rubber Bowl; Derby Downs; Aerial Photography; Aerial photograph of the location for the future Rubber Bowl. In 1939, the Rubber Bowl was created from a depression left after dirt was taken to fill in a swamp area for the Akron Municipal Airport. 13. Shorty - Shorty Fulton & Jimmy Doolittle Airport Exhibit; Akron Fulton International Airport; Derby Downs; Shorty Fulton and Jimmy Doolittle walking between two unidentified men by the athletic field in Derbytown. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-13 of 13 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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