"Christening ceremony" held at Meacham Field airport

Title
"Christening ceremony" held at Meacham Field airport
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10019552
Description
A "christening ceremony" held at Meacham Field airport in Fort Worth, for a plane that Reg Robbins will fly to Tokyo, Japan. A young boy is seen smashing a bottle over the propeller of the plane. A crowd is gathered around him.
Date
1931-06-29
Decade
1930s
Subjects
Meacham Field
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Ceremonies
Airports
Crowds
Airplanes
Robbins, Reg
Bottles
Source
AR406-6-155-10B [glass plate negative]
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Rights
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