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Wilhelm Böing letters

 Collection — Box: Assorted Rare Collections Box 1, Folder: 1-6
Identifier: 2018-00-00-154
Contents of the Collection

The collection contains six handwritten letters ranging from February 26, 1869 to April 18, 1883 between William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB) and his father, Wilhelm Böing. It is not always clear who is writing to whom in the letters, since father and son shared the same name. Additionally, not all of the letters have accompanying envelopes which could provide clarification based on the address. The letters are in German and have not been translated.

Dates: 1869-1883

Dorothy Elizabeth (Baker) Bond World War I Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-1
Overview

Dorothy Elizabeth (Baker) Bond was a Seattleite who supported the World War I homefront effort by selling war bonds and campaigning for the Red Cross. The collection consists of nearly 250 illustrated posters and broadsides that Bond collected during her work selling war bonds. The posters, which date from 1914-1919, were produced by various government agencies and non-profit organizations to promote military enlistment, fundraising campaigns, and homefront efforts supporting of the war.

Dates: circa 1914-1920

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-20
Abstract

Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Dates: 1942-1999, 2015; Majority of material found within 1942-1968

Hans Carl Borm Annotated B-29 Gunner's Information File

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2026-00-00--18
Content Description The Hans Carl Borm Annotated B-29 Gunner's Information File is a single-item collection consisting of a B-29 Gunner's information file (manual) with notes and illustrations by Borm from his military service during World War II.The volume is a standard-issue gunner's training manual published by General Electric circa 1944. Of particular interest are the memo pages at the end of the manual which contain Borm's personal annotations. Two pages contain...
Dates: circa 1945

Joseph A. Bossi Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-03-03-A
Abstract

The Joseph A. Bossi served as a sergeant in the 162nd Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains an event program and postcard relating to Bossi's service in Europe.

Dates: circa 1918

Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-01-08
Contents of the Collection The Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection contains primarily textual materials relevant to the career of Raymond L. Bouas, a pilot with Braniff Airways from 1957 to 1989. The collection has been divided into two series: Military and reserve service and Professional career. Due to its size, Professional career has been further divided into subseries. Materials are arranged chronologically within series with undated materials at the end.The first series, ...
Dates: 1947-2014

Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-10-06
Content Description The Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook is a single-item collection: a bound volume full of drawings and sketches by French artist Bernard Bourrand, dating to 1947-1951. The illustrations depict aircraft, automobiles and other forms of transportation, the majority of which are experimental models. Also among the illustrations are other "Atomic Age" futuristic designs. The volume is a record book with paginated ruled pages. Each page has multiple drawings by Bourrand primarily in...
Dates: 1947-1951

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-03-31
Overview

Peter M. Bowers (1918-2003) was an aeronautical engineer at The Boeing Company for 36 years but was more noted as an aviation historian who wrote several dozen books and close to 900 articles on aircraft. This collection is notable for the approximately 150,000 photographic images he amassed during his career, as well as his writing and research files. The materials span the early 1900s to 2003.

Dates: circa 1900s-2003

Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-03-20
Overview

The Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook is a small spiral notebook with handwritten notes regarding the installation of bomb doors on B-29s during World War II.

Dates: circa 1939-1945

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photographic prints 472
clippings (information artifacts) 204
World War, 1939-1945 197
printed ephemera 186
correspondence 177
certificates 114
logs (records) 110
Air pilots, Military 108
Air pilots 92
photocopies 85
Airlines 84
World War, 1914-1918 80
Airplanes, Military 79
booklets 78
military records 78
negatives (photographs) 77
Flight attendants 67
postcards 64
scrapbooks 64
brochures 61
slides (photographs) 60
Boeing Company -- Employees 57
photograph albums 57
Soldiers 56
aerial photographs 56
Aircraft accidents 55
identity cards 54
Women in aeronautics 51
Washington (State) 48
maps (documents) 46
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 45
lithographs 45
notes (documents) 45
Seattle (Wash.) 44
business cards 44
memorandums 44
decals 42
menus 42
posters 41
France 39
orders (military records) 39
photographic postcards 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 38
articles 36
Airplanes -- Design and construction 35
technical reports 35
digital prints 34
notebooks 34
technical drawings 34
Boeing Model 747 Family 33
newsletters 33
programs (documents) 32
signatures (names) 32
Fighter pilots 30
Seaplanes 30
Airships 29
Alaska 29
personnel records 28
Flight training 27
Japan 27
Northwest, Pacific 27
Women air pilots 27
airline maps 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
drawings (visual works) 25
instructional materials 25
stationery 25
transportation timetables 25
Boeing Model 707 Family 24
Germany 24
advertisements 23
Aeronautics, Commercial 22
Airplanes -- Flight testing 22
California 22
16mm (photographic film size) 21
Air mail service 21
Bombing, Aerial 21
Biplanes 20
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 20
China 20
TMOF Aircraft 20
audiocassettes 20
manuals (instructional materials) 20
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
admission tickets 19
blueprints (reprographic copies) 19
manuscripts (documents) 19
Air shows 18
Airports 18
Boeing Model 727 Family 18
Douglas DC-3 Family 18
England 18
Hawaii 18
luggage tags 18
Aces (Fighter pilots) 17
Airplanes 17
Astronauts 17
DVDs 17
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
Names
United States. Navy 82
United States. Air Force 67
United States. Army Air Forces 59
Boeing 58
Boeing Company 53
United Airlines 48
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 27
United States. Army. Air Corps 27
Trans World Airlines 24
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 19
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
King County International Airport 17
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Army 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
North American 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
American Airlines 12
Douglas 12
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 11
United States. Naval Reserve 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Alaska Airlines 10
Lockheed 10
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Air Line Pilots Association 9
Braniff Airways 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 9
Eastern Air Lines 9
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Boeing Air Transport 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Quiet Birdmen 7
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 7
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 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
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 5
British Airways 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
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 5
Fairchild 5
Fokker 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
Pacific Air Transport 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
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 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
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 5
Aerocar, Inc 4
Akron (Airship) 4

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