Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios Aereos."
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920s-1930s
Language of Materials
West Coast Air Transport Company decal text is in English. Pickwick Airways, Inc. decal text is in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter size folder)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Museum in 1979 by Dave Comstock. Previous provenance is unknown.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Subject
- Pickwick Latino Americana (Organization)
- West Coast Air Transport (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals
- Status
- Completed Level 2
- Author
- L. Rola
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 1st edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
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Seattle Washington 98108-4097
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