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William E. Boeing Model 40B photographic poster
The collection consists of one (1) 20x30" black-and-white photographic poster featuring the Boeing Model 40B (Tail number C 286), circa 1920s-1930s. The poster is cardboard-backed and has "W. E. Boeing [as before?] [illegible] 11.00 [Hoge?] 1128" handwritten in pencil on the reverse. The aircraft is in flight with unidentified mountains behind it and has "U.S. Mail C.A.M. 18" printed on the fuselage next to the Boeing Air Transport logo.
Wilhelm Böing letters
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.
Dorothy Elizabeth (Baker) Bond World War I Poster Collection
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.
Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection
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.
Hans Carl Borm Annotated B-29 Gunner's Information File
Joseph A. Bossi Collection
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.
Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection
Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook
Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection
Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers
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.