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Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract

Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s

Richard A. Arensberg Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-02-06
Content Description The Richard A. Arensberg Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of two unrelated photographs. One photograph depicts a Gilmore gas station, circa 1930s-1940s. The photograph is black-and-white and measures 10x14 inches. It is not a vintage print but was printed circa 1990s-2000s. The image shows one man filling his car with gas while another man looks on. The license plate on the car is for Washington, indicating that the gas station was probably located somewhere in...
Dates: circa 1932, 1954

Katherine Duffy Ashe Kla Ha Ya Flight Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-07-20
Contents of the Collection The Katherine Duffy Ashe Kla Ha Ya Flight Collection consists of five black-and-white 6x8" photographs and four newspaper clippings relating to the 1914 flight of Katherine Duffy Ashe and pilot T. T. Maroney in a Curtiss Model D 1912 Pusher at the Kla Ha Ya Days festival in Snohomish, Washington. Each of the photographs is affixed to a matboard with "O. E. Graves, Everett, Wash." (photographer Orrin E. Graves) pressed into the lower left corner of the border. On the...
Dates: 1914, 1977

Julius A. Barr Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-3
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures in the mid-1930s as well as worked as a Boeing test pilot from 1938-1939. The collection contains four clippings related to Barr's time at Boeing and his death.

Dates: 1938-1939

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

Margaret E. (Wolfe) Berry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-102
Contents of the Collection The Margaret E. (Wolfe) Berry Collection largely documents Margaret Berry's volunteer work with three aircraft restoration projects during the 1980s-1990s with visual and textual components. A small amount of material is personal in nature. The collection is arranged into two series: Aircraft Restoration materials and Personal materials.Series I: Aircraft Restoration materials makes up the bulk of the collection and has been further divided into three...
Dates: 1942, 1985-2006; Majority of material found within 1985-2006

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-09-04
Abstract

The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Dates: 1921-1945

Boeing Airplane Company truck photograph

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2016-10-20
Contents of the Collection The Boeing Airplane Company truck photograph is a single-item collection comprised of a black-and-white photograph, dated 1918, taken by an unknown photographer. The 5x7-inch print depicts John Cooley and his young son, Lee, leaning against a truck with "Boeing Airplane Company" printed on the side. The print has a caption on the verso: "Lee and Daddy at home [street address]. Seattle, Wash." Per donor information, Cooley worked as both a chauffeur and a photographer for William Boeing,...
Dates: 1918

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-10-06-B
Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s

The Boeing Story Exhibit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-17
Content Description The Boeing Story Exhibit Collection consists of archival items acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "The Boeing Story: 1916-1958" exhibit, on permanent display in the Museum's Red Barn. This collection only represents archival items purchased for use in the exhibit; the exhibit also includes artifacts and library materials as well as archival items from other accessions which are not included in this collection.The collection is organized by theme following the layout...
Dates: 1901-1937

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photographic prints 37
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Seattle (Wash.) 23
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Boeing Company -- Employees 12
printed ephemera 12
Air pilots 11
negatives (photographs) 11
photocopies 11
photograph albums 11
Puget Sound (Wash.) 9
Seaplanes 9
World War, 1939-1945 9
aerial photographs 9
Aircraft accidents 8
Airplanes, Military 8
logs (records) 8
slides (photographs) 8
8mm (photographic film size) 7
Women in aeronautics 7
booklets 7
scrapbooks 7
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 6
Oregon 6
Women air pilots 6
certificates 6
postcards 6
16mm (photographic film size) 5
Airplanes -- Design and construction 5
Airports 5
Alaska 5
Boeing B & W (Boeing & Westervelt) (Model 1) 5
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 5
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 5
California 5
Commuter aircraft 5
Renton (Wash.) 5
Test pilots 5
audiocassettes 5
brochures 5
maps (documents) 5
newsletters 5
Air pilots, Military 4
Air shows 4
Airplanes -- Flight testing 4
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 4
Boeing Model 367-80 (707 Prototype) 4
Boeing Model 707 Family 4
British Columbia 4
photographic postcards 4
programs (documents) 4
technical drawings 4
videocassettes 4
Air mail service 3
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 3
Airlines 3
Airplane occupants 3
Airplanes -- Conservation and restoration 3
Airships 3
Biplanes 3
Boeing Model 247 3
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 3
Boeing Model 747 Family 3
Boeing P-12 Family 3
Bremerton (Wash.) 3
Canada 3
Douglas DC-3 Family 3
Flight attendants 3
Floatplanes 3
Florida 3
Japan 3
Rainier, Mount (Wash.) 3
Vancouver (Wash.) 3
Washington, Lake (Wash.) 3
World War, 1914-1918 3
airmail covers 3
business cards 3
business records 3
greeting cards 3
identity cards 3
receipts (financial records) 3
Aermacchi AL-60 2
Aerocar (Inc) Model III 2
Aerocar (International) Aerocar 2
Aircraft carriers 2
Aircraft industry -- United States -- History 2
Airplane racing 2
Airplanes 2
Alaska Natives 2
Arizona 2
Aviation mechanics (Persons) 2
Boats and boating 2
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 2
Boeing B-50 Family (Model 345-2) 2
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 2
Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter Family 2
Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 2
Names
Boeing 11
United States. Navy 10
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 7
United Airlines 7
Boeing Company 6
King County International Airport 6
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 5
United States. Air Force 5
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Alaska Airlines 3
Boeing Airplane Company 3
Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 3
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 3
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 3
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 3
Pacific Air Transport 3
United States. Army 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 3
Aerocar, Inc 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 2
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 2
Browne, Nathaniel C., 1895-1979 2
Cessna Aircraft Company 2
Danilin, Sergei 2
Douglas Aircraft Company 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
Gorst Air Transport 2
Gott, Edgar, 1887-1947 2
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Jobmaster Company 2
Knutson, Don 2
Maroney, Terah T., 1880-1929 2
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 2
Quiet Birdmen 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 2
Society of Experimental Test Pilots 2
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 2
Taylor, Molt, 1912-1995 2
Taylor, Richard W., 1921-2015 2
Trans World Airlines 2
United States. Army Air Forces 2
United States. Army. Air Corps 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Wallick, S. L., 1924-2009 2
Washington Seaplane Pilots Association 2
Wien, Noel, 1899-1977 2
Yumashev, Andrei 2
Aero Club of America 1
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America 1
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 1
Alaska-Washington Airways 1
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
American Red Cross 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 1
Arensberg, Richard A. 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Ashe, Katherine Duffy, 1893-1996 1
Baidukov, G. (Georgii), 1907-1994 1
Barker, Leland 1
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 1
Becvar, Chuck, Jr., 1904-1986 1
Becvar, George, 1906-1990 1
Becvar, Lou, 1908-1984 1
Becvar, Robert 1
Bellevue Airfield (Wash.) 1
Belov, Peter S. 1
Belyakov, V. V. (Vladimir Viktorovich), 1955- 1
Blaine, Charles E., 1916-1943 1
Blum, Alan L., 1907-1994 1
Blum, Elizabeth 1
Blum, John R., 1905-1931 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Borden, John 1
Bossuet, Charles A. 1
Bowman, Marti 1
Boyd, Minnie M., 1910-1998 1
Brand, Vance 1
Bryn Mawr Air Service 1
Burlingame, Donald E., 1919-2007 1
Buroker, Herb, 1895-1973 1
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 1
Cascade Airways 1
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 1
Chkalov, Valerii Pavlovich, 1904-1938 1
Church, Roy T., 1944-2021 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Clayton Scott Field (Renton, Wash.) 1
Confederate Air Force 1

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