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George E. Adams, Jr. Papers and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945

John W. Allen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-2
Overview

John W. Allen was a B-17 navigator during World War II. The collection consists of visual, audiovisual, and textual materials documenting Allen's missions in Europe with the 91st Bomb Group (H), 401st Bomb Squadron.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1976-1978, 1996-2002

Elsie Anderson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17A
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: 1940s-1950s

Army Air Corps Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 1993-12-02
Abstract

The Army Air Corps Photographs of the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race is comprised of fifty-nine (59) black-and-white photographs primarily depicting the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race with nine (9) snapshots featuring the Sacramento Air Depot in 1940.

Dates: 1923; 1940

The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-6
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek in the mid-1930s. The collection contains a photograph album with three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, most likely taken by Barr, covering his time in China.

Dates: 1934-1937

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

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

James O. Brewer World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates: 1943-1997

Herman Butler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-12-27-A
Abstract

Herman Butler, originally of Belleville, Washington, served as a pilot during World War I and after with the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography at Langley Field. The collection contains materials relating to the Butler's wartime and postwar service.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1917-1940s ( dates 1917-1920); Majority of material found within 1917 - 1920

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

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photographic prints 49
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photograph albums 14
Airplanes, Military 13
correspondence 13
military records 12
negatives (photographs) 12
certificates 10
photocopies 10
scrapbooks 10
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 9
Bombing, Aerial 9
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 9
logs (records) 9
Aerial reconnaissance 8
California 8
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 8
France 8
booklets 8
Air pilots 7
Airships 7
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 7
Washington (State) 7
identity cards 7
postcards 7
slides (photographs) 7
Airplanes -- Design and construction 6
Biplanes 6
Military education 6
orders (military records) 6
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 5
Germany 5
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 5
Military training camps 5
Ships 5
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 5
drawings (visual works) 5
maps (documents) 5
photographic postcards 5
Aerial photography 4
Airplanes -- Flight testing 4
Airports 4
Armed Forces -- Officers 4
Balloons 4
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 4
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 4
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 4
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 4
China 4
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 4
England 4
Fokker D.VII (V.18) 4
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 4
Military cadets 4
North American AT-6 Texan Family 4
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 4
Northwest, Pacific 4
Nose art 4
Salmson 2 A2 4
Vietnam 4
War casualties 4
Women in aeronautics 4
awards 4
brochures 4
memorandums 4
panoramic photographs 4
16mm (photographic film size) 3
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Airplanes 3
Airplanes -- Cockpits 3
Attack planes 3
Belgium 3
Boeing Company -- Employees 3
Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 3
Boeing Model 707 Family 3
Boeing Model 747 Family 3
Buildings -- War damage 3
Douglas A-24 Dauntless Family 3
Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family 3
Douglas B-18 Family 3
Douglas DC-3 Family 3
Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2) 3
European paper money 3
Fighter pilots 3
Helicopters 3
Italy 3
Japan 3
Korean War, 1950-1953 3
Nieuport 28 C1 3
North American F-86 Sabre Family 3
North American P-51 Mustang Family 3
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United States. Navy 13
United States. Air Force 8
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 8
United States. Army Air Forces 6
United States. Army 5
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United States. Army. Air Corps 5
United States. Marine Corps 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 3
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 3
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
McCook Field (Ohio) 3
Shenandoah (Airship) 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
Akron (Airship) 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 2
Boeing Company 2
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 2
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 2
Langley Field (Va.) 2
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991) 2
Los Angeles (Airship) 2
Pacific Air Transport 2
Reed, A.C. 2
United Airlines 2
United States. Army Air Corps. U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 12th 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 2
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 2
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 2
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
Aerial Experiment Association 1
Allen, John W., 1923-2011 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
American Fighter Aces Association 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arkansas (Battleship) 1
Army Air Forces Navigation School (San Marcos Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Auton, Jesse D. 1
Aviation Instruction Center, 2nd (France) 1
Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973 1
Barr, Effie Hortense, 1904-1985 1
Barr, Gene Edward, 1933- 1
Barr, JoAnn, 1930- 1
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 1
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1
Becvar, Chuck, Jr., 1904-1986 1
Becvar, George, 1906-1990 1
Becvar, Lou, 1908-1984 1
Becvar, Robert 1
Bellevue Airfield (Wash.) 1
Benedict, G.W. 1
Bennett, Floyd 1
Blaine, Charles E., 1916-1943 1
Boeing 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Times A-Wastin" 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 1
Boland 1
Bow, James 1
Bowers, Barry Austin, 1943-2017 1
Bowers, Claradee 1
Bowers, Harold E., 1918-1942 1
Bowers, Lewis Paul, 1922- 1
Bowers, Mary C. (Weidner), 1922-2010 1
Bowers, Ora E. 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Brewer, James Olin, 1917-1996 1
Brewer, Randell J., 1946-2018 1
Brock, William S. 1
Burnelli, Vincent J. 1
Butler, Herman, 1899-1924 1
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1930) 1
California. National Guard 1
Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988 1
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 1
Chourre (ARV-1) 1
Chourré, Catherine (Davis), 1894-1985 1
Chourré, Ceci 1
Chourré, Clinton Emile, 1963- 1
Chourré, Emile, 1894-1938 1
Chourré, Jack Mausegne, 1930-2014 1
Chourré, Jeanne Louise, 1921-2013 1
Chourré, Karen Jean (Condon) 1
Chryst, Paul, 1920-2014 1
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