United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798unknown1936An air-minded throng gathers at Candler Field (last picture), where 31,604 passengers registered for arrival or departure in 1936View of crowd at the Candler Field passenger terminal, now the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, showing the control tower on the right in Atlanta, Georgia.people, groups, air travel, airport, spectator, standsCandler field was a racetrack owned by Asa Griggs Candler. The field was built in 1909 but was abandoned by 1923. Alderman William Hartsfield (later Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield) proposed that the field should be used as an airport for the city, and in 1925 the field is leased to the city for this purpose.image/jpegVIS 170.1739.001ahc1701739001a.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionAir traffic control--Georgia--AtlantaAircraft--Georgia--AtlantaAirplanes--1930-1940Airports--Georgia--AtlantaAirport terminals--Georgia--AtlantaCrowds--Georgia--AtlantaPeople--Georgia--AtlantaCandler Field (Atlanta, Ga.)Candler FieldStillImage