Douglas
Organization
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Baillargeon Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-00-00-13
Contents of the Collection
The Joseph Baillargeon Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains 33 black-and-white photographs of Douglas World Cruisers in Alaska during the 1924 around-the-world flight. The aircraft are depicted in flight, on the ground, and afloat in an Alaskan harbor, likely in April 1924. In most of the aircraft images it is difficult to know which specific plane is depicted as the views are often obscured or seen from a distance. Some images include unidentified individuals, including the...
Dates:
1924
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Steven E. Brackin Prints of Leigh Wade Negatives of Douglas World Cruisers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-183
Contents of the Collection
The Steven E. Brackin Prints of Leigh Wade Negatives of Douglas World Cruisers consists of 45 8x10-inch black-and-white reproduction prints, primarily from negatives in the Leigh Wade Collection housed at McDermott Library, United State Air Force Academy. The prints were collected and possibly printed by Brackin and provide a glimpse into various aspects of the 1924 around-the-world flight of the Douglas World Cruisers. All four aircraft are represented, as are the pilots. The...
Dates:
1924
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1995-01-06
Contents of the Collection
The Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains seven black-and-white photographs of the Douglas World Cruisers while stopped in Unalaska, Alaska during the around the world flight, circa April 1924. The photographs depict a single plane in flight over Unalaska Harbor, Alaska; three of the planes at anchor in Unalaska Harbor; a group of unidentified dignitaries with the pilots in front of Prince Rupert Hotel in Unalaska; two aircraft at anchor with a third visible in...
Dates:
1924
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2002-07-18
Contents of the Collection
The Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection holds two vintage black-and-white photographs taken in Kanatak, Alaska in April 1924. Both images depict the Seattle (No.1) Douglas World Cruiser afloat in shallow waters. People are near the aircraft, likely the pilot, Major Frederick Martin, and co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey. One of the images includes a caption: "First round the world flight plane, forced down at Kanatak, Alaska on...
Dates:
1924 April
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Harry R. Mankins Film Collection
Collection — Box Film Box 6, Reel: 1
Identifier: 1999-03-02-A
Contents of the Collection
The Harry R. Mankins Film Collection is a small collection containing one film reel from circa 1930s-1940s of various military aircraft and airliners flying around the Seattle, Washington area. Aircraft pictured include the Boeing XB-15, XB-17, 247, and 314 Clipper prototype; Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats; and a United Airlines Douglas DC-3 "Mainliner" aircraft. Passengers, flight attendants, and flight and ground crew are featured in a few shots. Other scenes include a brief aerial...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Florence Ragen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2007-03-29-C
Contents of the Collection
The Florence Ragen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains a single black-and-white photograph taken in March 1924. The image depicts six of the eight fliers from the first round-the-world flight standing in front of a car: (from left to right) Leigh Wade, Erik H. Nelson, Leslie P. Arnold, Lowell H. Smith, John Harding, Jr., and Henry H. Ogden. Two Douglas World Cruisers are partially visible behind the men. A note on the back of the print identifies the right-hand plane as the...
Dates:
1924 March
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1988-06-01-A
Contents of the Collection
The Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection comprised of materials relating to Wingfield’s career as a flight attendant for American Airlines in the late 1930s. The collection includes one photographic portrait (a later reprint of a colorized photograph) of Wingfield in uniform; two logbooks from her routes as a flight attendant, dated 1936-1937 and 1939-1940; and four films. The privately shot films are from 1939 and the early 1940s and contain scenes of...
Dates:
1936-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Additional filters:
- Subject
- photographic prints 8
- Seaplanes 7
- Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) 5
- Flights around the world 5
- Alaska 4
- Air pilots 3
- Airplanes, Military 3
- Commuter aircraft 2
- Douglas DC-3 Family 2
- New York (N.Y.) 2
- 16mm (photographic film size) 1
- 8mm (photographic film size) 1
- Aeronautics, Commercial 1
- Aircraft cabins 1
- Airlines 1
- Airplane occupants 1
- Airplanes 1
- Airports 1
- Airships 1
- Automobiles 1
- Beech B17L (SB17L) Staggerwing 1
- Biplanes 1
- Boats and boating 1
- Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 1
- Boeing Model 247 1
- Boeing Model 314 Clipper 1
- Boeing P-12B (Model 102B) 1
- Boeing XB-15 (Model 294, XBLR-1) 1
- Bolling Air Force Base (Washington, D.C.) 1
- Boston (Mass.) 1
- Chicago (Ill.) 1
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 1
- Consolidated Fleet Model 8 (Sport) 1
- Consolidated Fleet Model 9 (Sport) 1
- Consolidated Fleetster Model 17 1
- Consolidated PBY Catalina Family 1
- Detroit (Mich.) 1
- Douglas DC-4 Family 1
- Eugene (Or.) 1
- Flight attendants 1
- Flight crews 1
- Flying automobiles 1
- Helicopters 1
- Iceland 1
- Jet planes 1
- Kanatak (Alaska) 1
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 1
- McCook Army Air Field (Nebraska) 1
- New York (State) 1
- Northwest, Pacific 1
- Oregon 1
- Parachuting 1
- Phoenix (Ariz.) 1
- Railroad trains 1
- Research aircraft 1
- Rockets (Aeronautics) 1
- Savoia-Marchetti S.55 Family 1
- Savoia-Marchetti S.56 1
- Seattle (Wash.) 1
- Unalaska (Alaska) 1
- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Washington (State) 1
- Washington, Lake (Wash.) 1
- Women in aeronautics 1
- conceptual drawings 1
- drawings (visual works) 1
- logs (records) 1
- negatives (photographs) 1
- signatures (names) 1
- sketches 1 + ∧ less
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