Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology is a college within Saint Louis University.
Founded by Oliver Parks in 1927. Parks Air College was America's first federally certified school of aviation, holding the FAA Air Agency Certificate no. 1. Oliver Parks bought 100 acres in East St. Louis in 1928, and built five buildings the same year. By 1929 Parks operated 35 TravelAir trainers with an enrollment of 600 students.
Now known as Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, it is a modern, growing, active part of the university.
These amazing photos from Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center that documented various activities of faculty, staff, and students engaged in study, classroom activities and recreation in 1969.
Founded by Oliver Parks in 1927. Parks Air College was America's first federally certified school of aviation, holding the FAA Air Agency Certificate no. 1. Oliver Parks bought 100 acres in East St. Louis in 1928, and built five buildings the same year. By 1929 Parks operated 35 TravelAir trainers with an enrollment of 600 students.
Now known as Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, it is a modern, growing, active part of the university.
These amazing photos from Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center that documented various activities of faculty, staff, and students engaged in study, classroom activities and recreation in 1969.
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| Walking to class |
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| Welcome National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) |
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| Academy bugler |
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| Aerolab 4-inch supersonic tunnel |
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| Aerospace Engineering Directory |
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| Aviation fuel storage tanks |
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| Ben Abell, Professor of Science and Mathematics-Meteorology |
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| Bi-state Parks Airport |
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| Catherine Warren handling communication for Parks College |
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| Chemistry class |
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| Cherokee plane a ready to take flight |
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| Cherokee plane damage report |
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| Class in the lab |
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| Classroom entry |
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| Commencement ceremony address in progress by president Paul Reinert |
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| Computation Science |
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| Computer science entry |
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| Don Shields exhibiting Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) atop Saturn |
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| Dorm room |
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| Engineering exam |
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| Engineering lab construction |
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| Engineering project |
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| Family group on commencement day |
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| Figuring it out |
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| Flag outside of Mercury Hall |
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| From inside the hangar |
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| Grads with diplomas |
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| Holloran Hall construction |
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| Homework |
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| IBM center |
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| In the lab |
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| Indoor commencement |
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| Intramural football game |
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| Intramural football game |
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| Intramural football game |
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| Karl Jindra gets 2d LT bars |
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| Marie Carroll working on correspondence for Parks College |
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| Meteorology class |
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| Outdoor commencement ceremony |
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| Parks grad getting picture with family |
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| Parks guard poses by cannon |
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| Parks guards marching |
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| Parks guards marching |
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| Professor J.L. Rhodes of Aerospace Engineering lectures class |
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| Recent Parks College graduates celebrate with family |
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| Retro IBM computation device |
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| Rocket field testing |
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| ROTC |
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| Running with an airplane model on campus |
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| Snow scene on campus |
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| Student entering library |
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| Student recording computations |
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| Student working on Air Force base |
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| Student working with cup model |
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| T-38 Jet of Oliver Park, founder of Parks College |
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| Team building |
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| Touch football |
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| Two working at the backboard |
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| Using a balance in physics |
