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Box Small Collections Oversize Materials 2010-2018

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Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Clippings from unidentified publications -- one (1) clipping is about successful first test flight of Boeing C-75 Stratoliner (Model 307), one (1) clipping is Barr's obituary due to Stratoliner flight test crash, two (2) clippings are images; one (1) of Earl A. Ferguson, who also died in the crash, one (1) unidentified passengers in a promotional shot of the Stratoliner, 1938-1939

 File — Box: Small Collections Oversize Materials 2010-2018, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents of the Collection The Julius A. Barr Clippings relate to Barr's test pilot career at Boeing from 1938-1939. The collection consists of four (4) clippings from unidentified publication. The clippings are glued to a scrapbook page and were possibly curated by a member of Barr's family. Two (2) clippings are articles with accompanying images:"Stratoliner in 1st Test Flight" briefly describes the very first test flight of the Boeing C-75 Stratoliner (Model 307) that lasted forty-two minutes,...

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