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Varney Air Lines

 Organization

Historical Note

Established in 1926, Varney Air Lines was an American air mail and passenger service airline based in Boise, Idaho. In 1930, it was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. It ceased operations in 1934 when it was absorbed into United Airlines, the successory to United Aircraft and Transport Corporation.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: 1910s-2020s

Steve A. Stimpson Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-03-25
Abstract

Steve A. Stimpson was a manager for Boeing Air Transport in the 1920s-1930s. The collection contains one hundred and fifty-two (152) black-and-white photographs in an unbound photograph album documenting early United Airlines history.

Dates: circa 1920s-1930s

Varney Airlines Stearman M-2 Speedmail photograph

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-87
Content Description

The collection consists of one photograph depicting a Stearman M-2 Speedmail in Varney Airlines livery. Below the Varney logo, the plane is marked "U.S. Air Mail." The tail number is 9051. The plane is parked in a field of snow. Stamp on verso: "Credit photo by Johnson & Son, 319 to 322 Sonna Bldg, Boise - Idaho."

Dates: circa 1926-1934

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