Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training, his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...

Contents One (1) panoramic photograph. 46" x 10" print. Six (6) balloons with soldiers in formation at the Army Balloon School in Arcadia, California, December 18, 1918.Caption: No 8659 Huddleston Photo Co. Copyrighted. Los Angeles, Cal.Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Photo Dec 18, 1918. Stamped on verso: Huddleston Photo Co. Commercial Photographers, 212-13-14 Henne...

Contents One (1) panoramic photograph. 69" x 10" print. Lineup of soldiers in jeeps and motorcycles at the Army Balloon School in Arcadia, California, 1918.Caption: No 8662 Huddleston Photo Co. Copyrighted. Los Angeles, Cal.Stamped on verso: Huddleston Photo Co. Commercial Photographers, 212-13-14 Henne Bldg. 122 W. 3rd Los Angeles, Cal. Price [blank] No [blank]. Prompt attention to mail orders, order by...

Contents of the Collection The Merwin W. Vining World War II Collection is comprised of materials related to Vining's time in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1935-1945. The bulk of the collection is from Vining's time as a cadet, including a large framed black-and-white group portrait of Vining's 1935 aviation cadet graduation. In this portrait, Vining is to the right of the "Aviation Cadets '35" banner in the 3rd row. Additionally there is a large framed black-and-white group portrait of the...

Contents of the Collection The Merwin W. Vining World War II Collection is comprised of materials related to Vining's time in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1935-1945. The bulk of the collection is from Vining's time as a cadet, including a large framed black-and-white group portrait of Vining's 1935 aviation cadet graduation. In this portrait, Vining is to the right of the "Aviation Cadets '35" banner in the 3rd row. Additionally there is a large framed black-and-white group portrait of the...

Contents of the Collection The Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection is a small collection that contains primarily textual materials relating to Gjefle's World War II experience, circa 1942-1945. The materials were collected by Gjefle, who served as a pilot in the China-Burma theater during the war. Materials include a 1943 Enlisted Man's pass and a 1942 physical fitness record card for Gjefle, as well as 1944 graduation invites for Class 44-D from Marfa Army Air Force Pilot School at Marfa Army Air Field, Texas....

Contents of the Collection The Abraham L. Brearcliffe Jr. Collection is comprised of materials collected by Brearcliffe, Jr. during his time at Boeing. Although Brearcliffe worked at Boeing from 1930-1945, the materials in this collection are almost exclusively from the war years (1941-1945).Series I. Unions is comprised of labor union membership materials, primarily for the Sheet Metal Worker's International Association and the International Association of Machinists, including identification cards and dues...

Contents of the Collection The Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection consists primarily of textal materials and a few visual materials from Dean's service as a navigator in the U.S. Army Transportion Corps. Included in the collection are correspondence files, personnel documents, military orders, charts, maps, navigator’s logs and flight plans, as well as a small amount of travel ephemera. The materials which range from 1941 to 1958, are organized in three series: Series I....

Contents of the Collection The Jack H. Frazelle Collection is comprised of photographs and textual materials collected by and/or given to Jack H. Frazelle during his 20+ year career as Assistant Manager of Boeing Field. Materials range from the 1910s to the 1980s.The collection includes assorted photographs, both in color and black-and-white, depicting aircraft, both in flight and on the ground; Boeing facilities; and one image of the Graf Zeppelin in a hangar in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Some of the photographs...