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"La Conquête de l'Air" postcard book
Collection — Box: Assorted Rare Collections Box 1, Folder: 1988-03-22
Identifier: 1988-03-22
Content Description
"La Conquête de l'Air" postcard book is a collection consisting of one book of 24 postcards documenting Wilbur Wright's demonstration flights in Le Mans, France in 1908. The booklet includes two pages of text about Le Mans, France and Léon Bollée, Civil Engineer of the City of Le Mans. The 24 photomechanical postcards in the booklet include images of Wilbur and Orville Wright; Léon Bollée; the motor for the Wright flyer; the aircraft under construction in Bollée's factory; the...
Dates:
circa 1912-1915
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
L'Aéronautique Page with Signatures
Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 13, oversize: folders 1
Identifier: 2024-00-00-29
Content Description
The L'Aéronautique Page with Signatures is a small collection consisting of a single item: the half-title page taken from the 1922 book L'Aéronautique by Charles Dollfus that has been signed by various aviators. Some signatures include notes and a few are dated 1953 but most are simply autographs. It is unclear if the signatures were collected all at once at a single event or if they were gathered over time at different...
Dates:
circa 1922-1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Marc A. Lagen World War I Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-18
Abstract
Marc Aloysius Lagen (1882-1946), originally from Dubuque, Iowa, was a theatrical manager who served as Captain in the Balloon Section of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection contains documents, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera relating to his World War I career.
Dates:
1914-1948; Majority of material found within 1918-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lisbeth Lally Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-02-08
Contents of the Collection
The Lisbeth Lally Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection contains a small amount of materials collected by Lally during her 1967 service as a flight attendant for Pan American Airways (PAA). Materials include her May 2, 1967 PAA graduation certificate, including its original cover; an 8x10" black-and-white group portrait of the graduated stewardesses [Lally is in the 2nd row, 3rd from left]; a 1965 PAA stewardess recruitment brochure; and a newspaper ad recruiting stewardesses. It...
Dates:
1965-1967
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John W. Lambert Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-25
Scope of the Collection
The John W. Lambert Photograph Collection consists of 9,687 black-and-white and color photographs, 2,048 black-and-white and color negatives and nine photographic slides, as well as a small amount of textual material primarily documenting air operations during World War II. The strength of the collection is that it includes visual documentation of Army Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Allied aircraft in combat around the world. There are photographs of aircraft on operations...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1955
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-27
Contents of the Collection
The Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection contains textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints relating to the World War II service of Lieutenant Colonel Clarence H. Lamping. Some of the material is retrospective. Most of the material was collected by Lamping during and after his service, although some items were collected by his son, John. The bulk of the collection is textual materials, most of which are post-war. Materials include Lamping's U.S Army Air...
Dates:
1939-2000; Majority of material found within 1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract
The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.
Dates:
1920-2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Carl Latchaw Boeing Company Employee Identification Card Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-04-22
Content Description
The Carl Latchaw Boeing Company Employee Identification Card Collection is a small collection consisting of membership and identification cards from various Boeing employees dating from 1943-1970. The cards include: a Boeing Scooters and Bicycles operator's permit for Ivor Crowhurst, Renton Division, 1945; a Boeing Membership Assocation card for the Launch Systems Branch for Ivor Crowhurst, 1970; a Boeing Employees' Association membership card for the Wichita Division for Bert...
Dates:
1943-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
The Wendy B. Lawrence Astronaut Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-14-3
Content Description
The Wendy B. Lawrence Astronaut Collection is a small collection consisting of textual, visual and digital materials created or collected by Lawrence during her career as a NASA astronaut.One document in the collection is the text of a speech titled "Exploration - The Fire of the Human Spirit, A Tribute to Fallen Astronauts and Cosmonauts," which Lawrence and her crewmates read aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-114 in 2005. The speech honors and commemorates crew...
Dates:
2000-2011
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John E. Leach World War II Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1992-04-06
Contents of the Collection
The John E. Leach World War II Collection contains a logbook and photographs related to Leach's World War II service in the U.S. Navy. The Aviators Flight Log Book notes Leach's hours logged from flight training to his patrols to various islands in the Pacific theater of World War II. The logbook also contains small photos of aircraft, cards for Leach's naval training certifications, flight equipment record cards, and a requisition form to replace stolen equipment....
Dates:
Circa 1940-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives