Aviation and military photographs, circa 1914-1940s
Contents
One (1) group photograph of ten (10) men posed in front of an aircraft, circa 1940s. Stamped on reverse as an official U.S. Army Air Forces photo from the A.A.B. Photographic Section, Jacksonville, Florida.
Two (2) group photographs of men in military uniform, circa 1917-1918. Possibly Emrick's squadron during World War I.
Two (2) copies in different sizes of photo of Halden Emrick in flight gear standing next to aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.
One (1) photo of Peggy Emrick in nurse's outfit, 1929. Inscription on verso: Cleveland Ohio, Aug 1929, Peggy Jane.
Nine (9) photographs relating to aviation in Fairfax with printed captions, circa 1930s. Includes views of Fairfax Airport (Kansas City, Kansas), hangars, and the factories for Ken Royce, Inland, American Eagle, and Mercury Aircraft Corporation.
Eighty-four (84) photographs with handwritten captions on reverse and thirty-four (34) negatives of various aviation scenes, circa 1914-1931. Locations include Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Tiffin, St. Mary's, Middlestown, Germantown, Lewisburg, Sydney, Piqua, Moraine (Ohio); Kansas City (Kansas). Images feature:
- People posed with aircraft, including Halden Emrick, Peggy Emrick in flight gear, other pilots and barnstormers such as Carter Buton, and several unidentified women aviators.
- Facilities such as Curtiss hangars, airfields and airports such as Blue Ash Field (Cincinnati), Fairfax Airport (Kansas City), Avondale Flying Field (Dayton), Cleveland Airport, Moraine Field; and events such as barnstorming shows and air field openings.
- Aircraft on the ground, in flight, and a few crashes, including blimps, L.V.G., Martin, Vought, Standard, Stearman, Waco, Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, and Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft, and a series of shots of a single-seater built by Emrick in 1916.
- Detail shots of wings, struts, engines, propellers, aircraft under construction, tail art, and one shot of a wing mounted with fireworks.
- Aerial views from various flights over Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1914-1940s
Creator
- From the Collection: Emrick, Halden H. (Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
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: 0.5 Cubic Feet (1 legal-size 2-inch document box, 1 expandable folder (freezer packet) and 2 oversize folders)
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org