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Curtiss

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-119
Abstract

The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), helicopters, rockets, as well as related engines, accessories, parts and buildings, ranging from 1878-2000s.

Dates: 1878 - circa 2000s

Aircraft Identification Posters Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-37
Abstract

The Aircraft Identification Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials ranging from 1916-1946 designed to help individuals on the ground identify aircraft during wartime.

Dates: 1916-circa 1946

Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook

 Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2022-10-06
Content Description The Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook is a single-item collection: a bound volume full of drawings and sketches by French artist Bernard Bourrand, dating to 1947-1951. The illustrations depict aircraft, automobiles and other forms of transportation, the majority of which are experimental models. Also among the illustrations are other "Atomic Age" futuristic designs. The volume is a record book with paginated ruled pages. Each page has multiple drawings by Bourrand primarily in...
Dates: 1947-1951

Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-03-31
Overview

Peter M. Bowers (1918-2003) was an aeronautical engineer at The Boeing Company for 36 years but was more noted as an aviation historian who wrote several dozen books and close to 900 articles on aircraft. This collection is notable for the approximately 150,000 photographic images he amassed during his career, as well as his writing and research files. The materials span the early 1900s to 2003.

Dates: circa 1900s-2003

The James H. Dilonardo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-01-21
Abstract

James H. Dilonardo was a local aviation enthusiast strongly tied to Boeing Field and The Museum of Flight. His collection consits of photographs, textual materials, sound recordings, and film largely related to aviation in Seattle, Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1930-1981

Early Aviation Photograph Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: 2022-00-00-37
Overview

The Early Aviation Photograph Collection is a collection of unknown origins consisting of 328 prints and 299 negatives, all black-and-white, primarily depicting aircraft from the first half of the 20th century. Some airships, airports, pilots, and other subjects are also represented in the images.

Dates: 1907- circa 1960s

William Firth Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-159
Content Description The William Firth Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 29 black-and-white 8x10-inch photographs depicting various aircraft including Boeing, Consolidated, Curtiss, Douglas, and Fleet models from circa 1920s-1950s. The majority of images depict side or three-quarter views of aircraft on the ground, although some images depict aircraft in flight. Many images are of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and some images were taken at Edwards Air Force Base. Not all aircraft have...
Dates: circa 1920s-1950s

Peter A. Klover World War I Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-04-04-A
Scope and Contents The Peter A. Klover World War I Collection is a small collection consisting of documents and photographs from approximately 1917-1935 related to Klover's service in World War I as an aviation mechanic in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The documents in the collection include an undated clipping from later in his life detailing his military service and post-war work; an undated form from the U.S. Civil Service Commission for temporary appointment, transfer, reinstatement, or...
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1917-1935

William S. Luckey Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-09-24
Abstract

William S. Luckey was an acclaimed Curtiss Flying Team pilot best known as the winner of The New York Times race around Manhattan Island on Oct. 13, 1913. The William S. Luckey Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to Luckey's aviation career and to his wife, Laura Luckey.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1913-1915; 1898-1959

Additional filters:

Subject
Airplanes, Military 6
photographic prints 6
clippings (information artifacts) 4
Airplanes 3
Seaplanes 3
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World War, 1914-1918 3
negatives (photographs) 3
8mm (photographic film size) 2
Air shows 2
Aircraft cabins 2
Airplane racing 2
Airships 2
Biplanes 2
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 2
Fighter planes 2
Gliders (Aeronautics) 2
Research aircraft 2
Rockets (Aeronautics) 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
audiocassettes 2
correspondence 2
open reel audiotapes 2
photograph albums 2
videocassettes 2
16mm (photographic film size) 1
Aeronautical engineers 1
Aeronautical instruments 1
Aerospace engineering 1
Aichi D3A Val (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber) 1
Air pilots 1
Air pilots, Military 1
Aircraft industry -- United States -- History 1
Aircraft silhouettes 1
Airlines 1
Airplane engines 1
Airplanes -- Cockpits 1
Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
Airplanes -- Markings 1
Airplanes -- Recognition 1
Alaska 1
Automobiles 1
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 1
Boats and boating 1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
Boeing P-12B (Model 102B) 1
Bowers (Peter M.) Fly Baby 1
Bowers (Peter M.) Fly Baby 1A 1
Bristol Blenheim Family 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
Consolidated Fleet Model 8 (Sport) 1
Consolidated Fleet Model 9 (Sport) 1
Consolidated Fleetster Model 17 1
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 1
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Family 1
Curtiss Model D 1
Curtiss Model D Hydro Headless 1
Curtiss P-36 Hawk Family 1
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 1
Douglas A-20 Havoc Family 1
Douglas B-18 Family 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 1
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 1
Engines 1
Fairborn (Ohio) 1
Flying automobiles 1
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kurier (Courier) & Condor Family 1
Fokker D.VII (V.18) 1
Hammondsport (N.Y.) 1
Hawker Hurricane Family 1
Helicopters 1
Jet planes 1
John's Multiplane (1920) 1
Junkers Ju 52/3m (Three Engine) Family 1
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka 1
Kent (Wash.) 1
Keuka Lake (N.Y.) 1
Kingston (Ont.) 1
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 1
Macchi M.C.200 Saetta (Arrow) 1
Machine guns 1
Machinery 1
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 1
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 1
Mitsubishi Ki-15 Babs Family (Type 97 Command Recon Aircraft) 1
New York (State) 1
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 1
North American P-51 Mustang Family 1
Northwest, Pacific 1
Ohio 1
Parachuting 1
Railroad trains 1
Republic P-43 Lancer Family 1
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 1
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 Family 1
Savoia-Marchetti S.56 1
Seattle (Wash.) 1
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 1
South Carolina 1
Supermarine Spitfire Family 1
Thomas-Morse S-4 Family 1
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