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Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1995-01-06
Contents of the Collection
The Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains seven black-and-white photographs of the Douglas World Cruisers while stopped in Unalaska, Alaska during their around-the-world flight, circa April 1924. The photographs depict a single plane in flight over Unalaska Harbor, Alaska; three of the planes at anchor in Unalaska Harbor; a group of unidentified dignitaries with the pilots in front of the Prince Rupert Hotel in Unalaska; two aircraft at anchor with a third...
Dates:
1924
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-96
Abstract
The First Around-the-World Flight Collection is primarily comprised of reproduction photographs and clippings that document the April-September 1924 around-the-world flight flown by Douglas World Cruisers. There is also a small amount of commemorative materials, most of which focuses on the 50th anniversary of the event in 1974.
Dates:
1924 March - 2024
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2004-02-12
Contents of the Collection
The Jules Graff World War II Collection contains materials related to the World War II experience of Jules Graff, who served in the Army Air Forces. It includes 11 photographs that depict gun emplacements near San Francisco, California during World War II; a color slide of Jules Graff, taken at Attu Island; and correspondence and assorted ephemera, such as air mail stamps and a Thanksgiving Day menu for the 916th Army Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2002-07-18
Contents of the Collection
The Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection holds two vintage black-and-white photographs taken in Kanatak, Alaska in April 1924. Both images depict the Seattle (No.1) Douglas World Cruiser afloat in shallow waters. People are near the aircraft, likely the pilot, Major Frederick Martin, and co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey. One of the images includes a caption: "First round the world flight plane, forced down at Kanatak, Alaska on...
Dates:
1924 April
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-25-A
Content Description
The Doris Hanson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection consisting of materials related to Hanson's career as a flight attendant. She worked as a flight attendant for Western Airlines from 1956-1959 and in Communications for Pan Am in 1954, but other airlines are represented in the collection as well. Materials related Hanson's work with Western Airlines include: "The Californian Champagne Flights" menu used as postcard, 1957; a 1959 ticket; a business...
Dates:
1957-1974
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-10-19-A
Contents of the Collection
The Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection contains visual and textual materials collected by Earl J. Heroux on a trip via Pan Am Clipper to Alaska. Although the materials were collected in 1940, materials are dated between 1927 and 1940. The collection primarily consists of 24 black-and-white photographs and 10 photographic postcards. Photographs depict aircraft; including in flight, in harbor, and on the ground. Additional images show aerial views, various town...
Dates:
1927-1940
Collection
Identifier: 2018-12-06
Abstract
Major Thomas Walter Jackson (1916-1942) was a United States Army Air Corps pilot and squadron commander who served in the Aleutian Island campaign during World War II. The collection contains textual materials, photographs, and a digitized film clip pertaining to the 1938-1942 military service of Jackson.
Dates:
1928-1942
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1999-04-25
Contents of the Collection
The E.L. Leak Aviation Collection is a small collection comprised of photographs and certificates collected during E.L. Leak’s service in the United States Navy in World War II and as a career pilot. Ten black-and-white photographs feature a group photo of VF Squadron 1B; a carrier landing accident; the USS Lexington (CV-2) under way; squadrons of Curtiss F6C-2 and Boeing F3B aircraft on deck of unidentified carrier; a Boeing F2B squadron on deck of unidentified ship with other destroyers in...
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1940s
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-23
Content Description
The Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection of textual and visual materials related to Linneman's service in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s and early 1960s, working in communications and navigation, especially with TACAN (tactical air navigation) systems. The collection includes materials collected while Linnemann was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Niagara Falls Air Base, and Ladd Air Force Base including a photo...
Dates:
1957-2018; Majority of material found within 1957-1960
Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-15
Abstract
Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).
Dates:
circa 1930s to 1940s
