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The Becvar Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-07-24
Abstract

George Becvar (1909-1990) was born in Denver, Colorado and with his brothers Lou (1908-1984) and Chuck (1904-1986) started Kent Flying Service which ran from approximately 1927-1930 in Kent, Washington. The collection consists of the pilot logbook for George Becvar and a scrapbook that primarily covers George Becvar's 1927-1931 flying career.

Dates: 1927-1990

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s

Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-17
Content Description The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of...
Dates: 1908-1931

Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-30
Overview

Ralph A. Newcomb worked as an aviator and mechanic in the early 1900s, during the pioneering days of aviation in California. The collection dates from 1910 to 2006 and is predominantly comprised of photographic materials and a small number of textual documents collected by Newcomb during his time in the field of aviation.

Dates: 1910-1919, 2005-2006; Majority of material found within 1911-1919

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  • Subject: Biplanes X
  • Names: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 X

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aerial photographs 3
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San Diego (Calif.) 2
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Women air pilots 2
certificates 2
clippings (information artifacts) 2
correspondence 2
logs (records) 2
negatives (photographs) 2
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Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 1 Red Wing 1
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 2 White Wing 1
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 3 Loon 1
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 4 Silver Dart 1
Aerial Experiment Association Cygnet II 1
Aeronautics -- Antarctica. 1
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Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 (Pacemaker 400) 1
Berliner-Joyce OJ-2 1
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Boeing F4B-4 (Model 235) 1
Bourdon (Viking) Kittyhawk B-8 1
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Coco Solo (Panama) 1
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Consolidated P2Y Ranger Family 1
Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina 1
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Cunningham-Hall Model X (1929 Guggenheim Entry) 1
Curtiss 18-B Hornet (Curtiss-Kirkham) 1
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Curtiss Model H-16 1
Curtiss Model H-2 1
Curtiss N-9 1
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Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull 1
Curtiss Tanager (Model 54) 1
Dornier Do X 1
Fairchild FC-2 Family 1
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Flight schools 1
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Floatplanes 1
Fokker F.VII 1
France 1
Gaillard Cut (Panama) 1
Gatun Lake (Panama) 1
Gatun Locks (Panama) 1
Gliders (Aeronautics) 1
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Handley Page H.P.39 Guggenheim (Gugnunc) 1
Handley Page O/400 Family 1
Hawaii 1
Hydroplanes 1
Kites 1
Long Island (N.Y.) 1
Los Gatos (Calif.) 1
Martin (Glenn L.) PM-1 (Model 117) 1
Martin (Glenn L.) PM-2 (Model 122) 1
Martin (Glenn L.) T4M-1 (Model 74) 1
McDonnell Model 1 (Doodlebug) 1
Miraflores Lake (Panama) 1
Miraflores Locks (Panama) 1
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Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1

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