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Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 8, S)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-8
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 9, T-Z, Assorted)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-9
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s

Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1979-10-05
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios...
Dates: circa 1920s-1930s

John Cook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-31
Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...
Dates: 1920-1986

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974

Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-101
Abstract

Hamilton "Ham" Coolidge (1895-1918) was one of many young men from wealthy New England families who enlisted during World War I. The collection contains materials related to Captain Coolidge's service a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service 94th Aero Squadron. Coolidge achieved Ace status, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and was killed in action.

Dates: circa 1917-1925

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136
Abstract

Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Dates: 1942-1997

Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2009-08-13-A
Contents of the Collection The Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection is comprised of 42 photographs mostly taken by Paul A. Payne, with whom Thomas Cooper served in United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater of World War II. The photographs were taken on Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands between 1944 and 1945. They feature several American aircraft, such as a Northrop P-61, a Douglas C-47, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and several Boeing B-29s. Many of the B-29 photographs were taken on...
Dates: Circa 1943-1946

Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1983-11-18-A
Contents of the Collection The Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that pertains to the early days of airmail via Pacific Air Transport (PAT), United Air Lines (UAL), and Varney Air Lines (VAL). It includes textual and photographic materials, dating from 1929-1944. Textual materials include both original and photocopies of clippings related to airmail pilots of the 1930s-1940s, including some of their crashes and deaths; and airmail service, including news about routes....
Dates: 1926-1948

Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-03-14
Contents of the Collection The Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection holds 39 pieces of concept art created by Croly, circa 1940s-1970s, during his time as an artist at the Boeing Company. Most are original gouache paintings, although there are three pen and ink and graphite drawings and two photographic reproduction posters. Scenes primarily depict aircraft in a variety of settings, including in flight, parked at terminals and engaged in U.S. Air Force military operations. A small number feature...
Dates: circa 1940s-1970s

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photographic prints 458
clippings (information artifacts) 193
World War, 1939-1945 191
printed ephemera 181
correspondence 167
certificates 108
Air pilots, Military 106
logs (records) 106
Airlines 82
Air pilots 81
World War, 1914-1918 79
Airplanes, Military 77
photocopies 77
booklets 76
military records 75
negatives (photographs) 74
Flight attendants 67
postcards 62
scrapbooks 61
brochures 59
slides (photographs) 59
Soldiers 56
photograph albums 55
Aircraft accidents 54
Boeing Company -- Employees 54
aerial photographs 53
identity cards 53
Women in aeronautics 51
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 45
maps (documents) 45
Washington (State) 44
lithographs 44
memorandums 43
business cards 42
decals 42
menus 42
notes (documents) 41
Seattle (Wash.) 40
France 38
posters 38
orders (military records) 37
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 36
photographic postcards 36
technical reports 34
articles 33
notebooks 33
Airplanes -- Design and construction 32
Boeing Model 747 Family 31
digital prints 31
newsletters 31
technical drawings 31
Fighter pilots 30
programs (documents) 29
Airships 28
Alaska 28
Seaplanes 28
Northwest, Pacific 27
personnel records 27
Flight training 26
Japan 26
Women air pilots 26
airline maps 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
instructional materials 25
stationery 25
transportation timetables 25
drawings (visual works) 24
signatures (names) 24
Germany 23
Aeronautics, Commercial 22
California 22
16mm (photographic film size) 21
Air mail service 21
Boeing Model 707 Family 21
advertisements 21
Biplanes 20
Bombing, Aerial 20
China 20
Airplanes -- Flight testing 19
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
audiocassettes 19
manuals (instructional materials) 19
Douglas DC-3 Family 18
England 18
TMOF Aircraft 18
admission tickets 18
blueprints (reprographic copies) 18
luggage tags 18
manuscripts (documents) 18
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
Hawaii 17
Training 17
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 17
diplomas 17
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Air shows 16
Astronauts 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Boeing Model 727 Family 16
Names
United States. Navy 79
United States. Air Force 66
Boeing 58
United States. Army Air Forces 57
Boeing Company 50
United Airlines 45
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
United States. Army. Air Corps 27
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 24
Trans World Airlines 23
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Army 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
King County International Airport 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
North American 13
Douglas 12
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 12
American Airlines 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Lockheed 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
United States. Naval Reserve 10
Alaska Airlines 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Curtiss 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Air Line Pilots Association 8
Braniff Airways 8
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Eastern Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Air Transport 6
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
Quiet Birdmen 6
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
United States. Army. Signal Corps 6
Varney Air Lines 6
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 6
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Seattle" (#1) 5
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
National Airlines 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Scandinavian Airlines System 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stearman (1927) 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
United States. Air Force. Military Air Transport Service 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
Aerocar, Inc 4
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
British Airways 4
China National Aviation Corporation 4
Dallas Love Field 4
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4
Fairchild 4
Fokker 4

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