Boeing Airplane Company truck photograph
Contents of the Collection
The Boeing Airplane Company truck photograph is a single-item collection comprised of a black-and-white photograph, dated 1918, taken by an unknown photographer. The 5x7-inch print depicts John Cooley and his young son, Lee, leaning against a truck with "Boeing Airplane Company" printed on the side. The print has a caption on the verso: "Lee and Daddy at home [street address]. Seattle, Wash." Per donor information, Cooley worked as both a chauffeur and a photographer for William Boeing, Sr.
Dates
- Creation: 1918
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.
Full Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter-size file folder)
Language
English
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Subject
- Boeing Airplane Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Boeing Airplane Company truck photograph
- Status
- Completed Level 2
- Author
- Jenn Parent
- Date
- 2026 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- 1st Edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org