Early Aviation Photograph Album

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2018-00-00-111

Contents of the Collection

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The Early Aviation Photograph Album is comprised of a single album with 85 black-and-white photographs that depict early aircraft and pilots. Most are dated between 1922-1927, although some are undated and range from circa 1910s-1930s. The album has "Photographs" printed on the cover and black paper pages. The binding is fairly loose and wear is visible on the album. It is not known who compiled the album.

Within the album, the photographs mostly depict early aircraft, including biplanes, floatplanes, and seaplanes. Aircraft include a variety of models from Breguet, Buhl, Curtiss, de Havilland, Dornier, Focke-Wulf, Heinkel, Junkers, and Rohrbach. Additionally, a few prints show aircraft cabins and passengers. One print shows a Goodyear blimp in flight over an unidentified at-sea battleship. One image depicts the Douglas World Cruiser "New Orleans" (#4) aircraft. Airlines and pilots are also depicted, including shots of several Fokker F.VII aircraft in KLM livery and several KLM pilots. The KLM pilots are shown next to aircraft and most have signed their corresponding prints, although the names are hard to read. A small number of aircraft for Lufthansa and one for Pan American Airlines is also included. A few pictures feature Charles Lindbergh as well as his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis."

The photographs are mostly 4x6 inches and are affixed to the black paper album pages with photo corners. While most are in place, some have come loose and many pages are missing photos. There are no captions on the pages to provide contextual information, although some prints have brief identifying information on the front and some prints have cpations on their versos.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1922-1927
Creation: circa 1910s-1930s

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.