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Box 4

 Container

Contains 73 Results:

First flight air mail cover to WEB, Seattle, Washington from Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Cachet on front: "First Flight - Carried on first official flight of the Mars, built by the Martin Co. for the U.S. Navy - World's Largest Flying Ship." With six-cent air mail stamp, 1942 July 3

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 24
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1942 July 3

Demonstration flight air mail cover to WEB, Seattle, Washington from Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California. Cachet on front: "Demonstration flight - Flying Post Office - Los Angeles - New York - Boston - U.S. Air Mail." With five-cent air mail stamp, 1946 October 1

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 25
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1946 October 1

First flight air mail cover to WEB, Seattle, Washington from West Coast Airlines, Seattle, Washington. Cachet on front: "U.S. Air Mail First Flight AM-77 Olympia, Washington." With five-cent air mail stamp, 1946 December 5

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 26
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1946 December 5

First flight air mail cover to Bill Boeing, Jr., Seattle, Washington from self. Cachet on front: "First flight A.M. 3 from Bozeman, Montana - Northwest Orient Airlines." With five-cent air mail stamp, 1947 June 21

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 27
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1947 June 21

Letter to D.R. Drew and WEB from Captain William G. Lufburrow, Clerks & Steno School, Schofield Barracks. Informs has enclosed three additional letters relating to the Boeing B & W aircraft sold to the Walsh Brothers' Flying School in New Zealand, 1949 March 1

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 31
Contents Enclosed letters: Photostatic copy of letter to Captain William G. Lufburrow from E.A. Gibson, Director of New Zealand Civil Aviation, 1948 August 3. Provides details about various uses of Boeing B & W seaplanes in New Zealand, circa 1919-1923. Photostatic copy of letter to Captain William G. Lufburrow from P.N. Cryer, Director-General of New Zealand Postal and Telegraph Department, 1948 September 28. Provides details about use of Boeing B & W seaplanes for...
Dates: 1949 March 1

Two letters to Captain William G. Lufburrow from [illegible], on behalf of WEB. Both acknowledge receipt of letters and will respond as soon as able. The January 12, 1949 letter also request copies of correspondence between Lufburrow and others in relation to the Boeing B & W seaplanes in New Zealand, 1948 November 3, 1949 January 12

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 28
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1948 November 3; 1949 January 12

Two letters to Harold Mansfield, Director of Public Relations, Boeing Aircraft Company from [D.R. Drew?]. Seeks information on behalf of WEB to help answer questions from Captain William G. Lufburrow, who is writing a book on early aviation. Also includes letter to D.R. Drew from Gordon S. Williams, Assistant Manager, Boeing News Bureau. States working on gathering information requested by WEB, 1948 November 18, 1949 January 12, 1949 February 4

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 29
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1948 November 18, 1949 January 12, 1949 February 4

Letter to WEB from Captain William G. Lufburrow. Discusses information he is finding about the Boeing B & W seaplanes in New Zealand, 1949 January 10

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 30
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1949 January 10

Letter to D.R. Drew from Gordon S. Williams. Forwards a February 15, 1949 memo written by C.L. Egtvedt, Chairman, Boeing Airplane Company, about the early days of the Boeing Airplane Company, specifically for the B & W seaplane and the Boeing Model C, 1949 March 1

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 32
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1949 March 1

Air mail cover to WEB, Seattle, Washington from self. Cachet on front: "First day of issue - American air mail [illegible] - Convention Station." With six-cent air mail stamp commemorating 50th anniversary of powered flight, 1953 May 29

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 33
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The William E. Boeing, Sr. Papers are comprised of visual and textual materials related to the personal life and career of William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB). The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence and philately, business-related materials, and clippings and ephemera as well as photographs and illustrations, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence, especially during the founding of The...
Dates: 1953 May 29

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