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Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

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This arrow is a surviving remnant of a 1920s federal-government-sponsored airmail navigation network. By then, carrying mail had become the first serious commercial application of air travel. The network consisted of concrete arrows, originally painted yellow and designated as Beacon Stations, that pointed east on east-west routes and north on north-south routes. Each station had a bright light atop a 50-foot steel tower that allowed pilots to n…

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Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

This arrow is a surviving remnant of a 1920s federal-government-sponsored airmail navigation network. By then, carrying mail had become the first serious commercial application of air travel. The network consisted of concrete arrows, originally painted yellow and designated as Beacon Stations, that pointed east on east-west routes and north on north-south routes. Each station had a bright light atop a 50-foot steel tower that allowed pilots to n…

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