Box Assorted rare collections, Box 1
Container
Contains 20 Results:
Paul Tissandier piloting Wright aircraft -- photographic postcard, circa 1909-1910
Item — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2006-11-21
Content Description
From the Collection:
This small collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de...
Dates:
circa 1909-1910
Men working on Wright aircraft -- photographic postcard, circa 1909-1910
Item — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2006-11-21
Content Description
From the Collection:
This small collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de...
Dates:
circa 1909-1910
Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio in Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) -- photographic print, 1910 April 27
Item — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2006-11-21
Content Description
From the Collection:
This small collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de...
Dates:
1910 April 27
Ethel Roosevelt Derby in Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) -- photographic print, 1910 April 27
Item — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2006-11-21
Content Description
From the Collection:
This small collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de...
Dates:
1910 April 27
Charles Count de Lambert and Kermit Roosevelt in Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) -- photographic print, 1910 April 27
Item — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2006-11-21
Content Description
From the Collection:
This small collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de...
Dates:
1910 April 27
Letter to "Dad" from "Ed." Discusses his being selected to go to Dayton, Ohio for the test flights of the Boeing Model 299. Includes envelope, 1935 August 8
File — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such...
Dates:
1935 August 8
"Log of Plane. Mod 299. MFG-1963." -- Boeing Model 299 logbook, 1935 July 28 to 1935 October 24
File — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such...
Dates:
1935 July 28 to 1935 October 24
"Banquet in honor of Colonel A. Lindbergh" -- menu signed by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1927 August 23
File — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...
Dates:
1927 August 23
Apollo 11 and 13 checklists
Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2013-03-25
Contents of the Collection
The Apollo 11 and 13 checklists is a small collection consisting of a few documents. The collection includes two checklists: a "P30 maneuver data card" from the Apollo 11 mission, 1969, and the "Apollo-13 LM-7 Contingency Checklist," from the Apollo 13 mission, 1970. The pages include handwritten notes by Buzz Aldrin, James Lovell, and Fred Haise. There is also a letter of authenticity accompanying each page, signed by Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) and Fred Haise (Apollo 13) respectively. The...
Dates:
1969-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Hermann Oberth Letter to Rudolf Nebel
Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-12-15
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of a single five-page typed letter to Rudolf Nebel from Hermann Oberth regarding rocketry work, November 1, 1930. No envelope accompanies the letter. It is from "Prof. Oberth, Medias, Romania" to "Herr Nebel" and includes a signature of "H. Oberth" in pencil on the final page. The letter is written in German and has not been translated or transcribed.
Additional information as provided by the auction house (see Immediate...
Dates:
1930 November 1
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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