William Firth Photograph Collection
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 been identified.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920s-1950s
Creator
- Firth, William (Former owner, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research but has not been fully processed. Access to the collection may be limited or may require additional processing time. 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
.1 Cubic Feet (1 letter size folder, 1 oversize folder)
Language
English
Processing Information
This collection has not been fully processed.
Subject
- Consolidated Aircraft Corp (Organization)
- Savoia-Marchetti (Organization)
- United States. Air Force (Organization)
- Curtiss (Organization)
- Douglas (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the William Firth Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 1
- Author
- Nicole Davis
- Date
- 2022
- 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
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org