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Western Airlines and Stearman Aircraft photographs, 1927-circa 1980s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Contents

•One (1) 8”x10” black and white photo of Western Airlines Express Douglas M-2 at Salt Lake. Circa 1927.

•One (1) 8”x10” black and white photo of Western Airlines Express pilot Maurice Graham and Tommy Thomas, President of Pacific Automotive at Vail Field in California. The two men are leaning on a Douglas M-2 and an automobile. 1927.

•One (1) 8”x10” black and white photo of Western Airlines in Denver. The caption reads “Supt. F.O. Reed, Gen. Agt. F.C. Rockey, Agent C.I. Fitzgerald and other Denver officials witness the start of Air Express from the 'Mile High City' as service is established on the Western Air Express line between Cheyenne and Pueblo, via Denver and Colorado Springs”. Inscription (verso): “Stearman C-2H WAE #200, taken 1931”.

•One (1) 8”x10” black and white photo of a Stearman C3B, Serial # NC8809. Inscription (verso): “The C-3B was a 3-place, open biplane which could be used for mail or passenger service. Powered by a 200 h.p. Wright J-5 engine, the first C-3B was produced in 1927 in Wichita, and 136 models were built between 1927 and 1929. The plane gained world-wide recognition in 1932 when Ross Hadley, Los Angeles sportsman, made a tour of the globe in a C-3B. One model of the C-3B was made in 1928 with a 150 h.p. Comet engine”. 1932.

•One (1) 3.5”x3.5” color photo of a Stearman in the air. Inscription (verso): “Stock Stearman w 300 hyc-1970’s-R.J”. Plane is painted with Army markings. Circa 1970s.

•One (1) 3.5”x5” color photo of a Stearman rebuild project. Inscription: “Last C-3R 1980”. Circa 1980.

•Drawing clipped out of a magazine of a C-3R with an Acme Muffler. Undated.

•Color postcard of a 1929 Stearman C3R. Inscription (verso): “For the Pilot who has everything!", regarding an exact miniature custom-built scale model. Undated.

•Two (2) black and white copies of Stearman serial number NC1598, painted with the National Parks Airways Inc., U.S. Mail C.A.M. 26. One (1) 8"x10" and one (1) 5"x7". Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3B Serial #C8807. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3 Special with a J-4 Engine. Inscription (verso): “3B Specials were former C-3MB’s with seats up front”. Serial #NC4552. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3H, Menasco-Salmson, Serial #5600. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3L, Comet engine, Serial #X6438. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3P. Inscription (verso): “Last C-3R, 4N 5079, with J-5 engine". Serial #NC567Y. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•One (1) 5”x7” black and white photo of Stearman C-3R Serial #NC567Y (same plane as above, but modified). Copy from the Peter M. Bowers Collection. Undated.

•Three (3) 8”x10” black and white photos of Stearman Serial #5309 with "Barrett Airways Armonk, NY” colors. Undated.

•Two (2) 8"x10" black and white photos of Stearman Serial #5309 with "Barrett Airways Armonk, NY” colors. Copy from the Gordon S. Williams collection. Undated.

•One (1) 8"x10" black and white photo of Stearman Serial #5309 with "Barrett Airways Armonk, NY” colors, inscription: “This really is 1928”. Copy from the Peter M. Bowers collection. Undated.

•8”x10” black and white photo of four men posed in front of a plane, one is in pilot’s gear, possibly Richard McWhorter. Two copies. Undated.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-circa 1980s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.85 Cubic Feet (1 5-inch letter size document box, 1 oversize folder (20x24"), 1 oversize folder, 2 film reels)

Language

English

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

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Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874


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