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Take a Look at the Magazine Rack at National Airport in 1941

  • Published July 7, 2020
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c06298
Take a look at a cool old photo of the magazine rack at National Airport when it opened in 1941. Plus, explore some more old photos and read three great stories from the airport!
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This cool old photo shows the magazine rack at National Airport back the year it opened, in 1941. This is the terminal waiting area.

July 1941. “The newsstand in the waiting room. National Airport near Washington, D.C.” Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration.

Take a look at a few more old photos of National Airport, then read these three great stories from the airport.

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