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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

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

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

Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates: 1920s-1960s

Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-09-04
Content Description

The Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection consists of 10 pages taken from a U.S. Air Force conversion booklet used in the manufacturing and modification of B-52s for the U.S. Air Force at Boeing's Wichita branch. Davis was employed with Boeing at the Wichita branch and used these conversions when constructing and modifying B-52s.

Dates: 1962

William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-85
Contents of the Collection William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums is a collection of six photograph albums with black-and-white photographs taken by aerial photographer William H. Dyche during World War II. Images include scenic shots of the English countryside, castles, cathedrals and people as well as aerial photographs of England and France, including what appears to be D-Day. Aircraft are also featured, including the B-24, B-17, and P-38; in particular “Flak Bait” and “Mild & Bitter.”...
Dates: circa 1939 to 1945

Arthur E. Easterbrook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-09-15
Abstract

Arthur E. Easterbrook (1893-1950) held a long career with the U.S. Air Force, beginning as an observer during World War I and later as a recruiter and commanding officer at numerous bases. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and paper ephemera relating to Easterbrook's life and military career.

Dates: circa 1918-1952

Lee Embree Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-08-08
Abstract

Lee R. Embree (1915-2008) was born in Iowa, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1936, and was assigned to the 38th Reconnaisance Squadron as an aerial photographer during World War II. Embree was at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing and took several photographs. The collection contains photographs, textual materials, audiovisual materials, and a scrapbook that relate to Embree's military service and photography as well as his post-war photography activities.

Dates: 1918-2005 (bulk dates 1939-1945)

Halden H. Emrick Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1989-02-16
Abstract

The collection contains materials relating to Halden H. Emrick's personal life and varied aviation career as a pilot's instructor during World War I, chief pilot for Curtiss-Wright and other aircraft companies, and a stunt pilot during the heyday of barnstorming in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: circa 1914-1975; Majority of material found within 1920-1949

William Firth Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-159
Content Description The William Firth Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 29 black-and-white 8x10-inch photographs depicting various aircraft including Boeing, Consolidated, Curtiss, Douglas, and Fleet models from circa 1920s-1950s. The majority of images depict side or three-quarter views of aircraft on the ground, although some images depict aircraft in flight. Many images are of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and some images were taken at Edwards Air Force Base. Not all aircraft have...
Dates: circa 1920s-1950s

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photographic prints 44
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clippings (information artifacts) 23
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logs (records) 15
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printed ephemera 13
certificates 11
slides (photographs) 11
Airplanes, Military 10
photograph albums 10
Fighter pilots 9
Airplanes -- Design and construction 8
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 8
Boeing Model 747 Family 8
Soldiers 8
aerial photographs 8
Aces (Fighter pilots) 7
Aircraft accidents 7
China 7
Japan 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 7
negatives (photographs) 7
orders (military records) 7
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 6
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 6
Boeing Company -- Employees 6
California 6
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 6
Helicopters 6
scrapbooks 6
Air pilots 5
Airplanes -- Cockpits 5
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 5
DVDs 5
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 5
Korean War, 1950-1953 5
North American F-86 Sabre Family 5
Vietnam 5
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 5
articles 5
identity cards 5
maps (documents) 5
Aircraft cabins 4
Airplanes -- Flight testing 4
Attack planes 4
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 4
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 4
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367) 4
Boeing Model 707 Family 4
Boeing Model 737 Family 4
Douglas B-18 Family 4
Douglas DC-3 Family 4
Flight navigators 4
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 4
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
Seattle (Wash.) 4
Shanghai (China) 4
Transport planes 4
Washington (State) 4
business cards 4
lithographs 4
navigation charts 4
Airlift, Military 3
Alaska 3
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 3
Boeing Model 247 3
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 3
Boeing Model 80A 3
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 3
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Family 3
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 3
Douglas DC-2 Family 3
Douglas DC-4 Experimental (DC-4E) 3
Douglas X-3 Stiletto 3
England 3
Flight attendants 3
Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 3
Hong Kong (China) 3
Italy 3
Korea 3
Manila (Philippines) 3
Navigation (Aeronautics) 3
Northrop A-17 (8A) Nomad 3
Okinawa Island (Japan) 3
Prisoners of war 3
Republic F-84 (P-84) Family 3
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 3
Seaplanes 3
Stunt flying 3
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Tokyo (Japan) 3
World War, 1914-1918 3
audiocassettes 3
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United States. Navy 12
United States. Army Air Forces 11
Boeing 8
United States. Army. Air Corps 5
United States. Army. Air Service 4
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United States. Marine Corps 4
American Fighter Aces Association 3
Lockheed 3
North American 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United Airlines 3
American Airlines 2
Boeing Company 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Morehead, James B. (James Bruce) 2
National Championship Air Races 2
Northrop 2
Pan American World Airways, Inc 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982 2
United Aircraft Corporation 2
United States. Air Force. Military Air Transport Service 2
United States. Army 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 2
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 2
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020 2
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Air Force Museum (U.S.) 1
Air Line Pilots Association 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Alison, John R. (John Richardson), 1912-2011 1
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Ambramson, Daniel, 1932-2012 1
Anderson, William Y. 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 1
Augarten, Rudolph 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Barns, William Frederick, 1920-1995 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Baseler, Robert L., 1911-1983 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Beech 1
Bellevue College (Bellevue, Wash.) 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Boyle, George P. 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Brell, Carl D. 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Carroll, John D. 1
Champion, Henry K. 1
Chandler, George T. 1
Chenoweth, Oscar I. 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Chick, Louis William, Jr. 1
China Airmotive Company Fed. Inc. 1
China National Aviation Corporation 1
Christianson, Dean E., 1920-1966 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Clarke, Walter E. 1
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 1
Collinsworth, Jerry D. 1
Comstock, Harold E. 1
Conger, Jack E. 1
Conger, Paul A. 1
Consolidated Trading Company, Limited 1
Cook, John, 1899- 1
Coons, Lois Clark 1
Coons, Merle M., 1921-1997 1
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