Geiger Field Postcard

ID: 5492 ~ Source: Courtesy of Tenney, Fred, and Kevin Hilbert. 2009. Large Letter Postcards: The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 176 p.
This file appears in: The Evolution of Sunset Field

This greetings card would probably be sent by a service member to someone back home. Training would be a long and difficult process, so these cards would be one of the best ways to stay in touch with your loved ones during the war.

This file appears in: The Evolution of Sunset Field

By Dylan Steele
In 1938 a growing Spokane County decided to develop a local commercial airfield and acquired land on the West Plains where “Sunset Field” was born. Sunset Field ran commercially until 1941 when it was purchased by the War Department. By 1942 it…