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Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-02-26
Content Description The Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album consists of one album with snapshots documenting Abramson's service in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.The album has a teal cover with a Chinese or Japanese style dragon plate on the front cover, presumably purchased during his time abroad in service. It measures approximately 9x12x1.5 inches and has black paper pages. Inside there are 143 black-and-white photographs, each about 3.5x4.5 inches, affixed with album...
Dates: 1952-1953, 2004

Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-04-27
Content Description The Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection documents the Bartos' service in the U.S. Air Force in the 1940s through 1960s with a variety of textual and visual materials. Raphael Barto's military service as a fighter pilot is documented with flight records and logbooks, certificates and diplomas, documentation related to his Air Medal, and photographs. The logbook primarily covers his time in training at Randolph Field, Texas, but his individual flight records provide...
Dates: 1942-1966, 2019

Frank D. Browning World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates: 1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999

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

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

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-08-25
Abstract

James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

Dates: circa 1910s-1970s; Majority of material found within ( dates 1920s-1950s)

David O. Hill Seaboard World Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-12-20
Abstract

David O. Hill (1939-) was a pilot for Seaboard World Airlines (SWA). Hill was also SWA's archivist and historian. The collection relates to the company history, personnel, and operations of Seaboard World Airlines (SWA), from its establishment in 1946 to 1980 when it merged with Flying Tigers Line and is comprised primarily of textual materials, the bulk of which are scrapbooks; but also includes photographic materials, including prints, slides, and negatives; and a single DVD.

Dates: 1946-2003; Majority of material found within 1946-1980

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photographic prints 23
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certificates 7
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scrapbooks 7
negatives (photographs) 6
Air pilots 5
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China 5
Fighter pilots 5
Soldiers 5
aerial photographs 5
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maps (documents) 5
slides (photographs) 5
Airplanes -- Cockpits 4
Airplanes -- Design and construction 4
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 4
California 4
Douglas B-18 Family 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
Shanghai (China) 4
Stunt flying 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
postcards 4
Aces (Fighter pilots) 3
Aircraft cabins 3
Airplanes, Military 3
Airports 3
Barnstorming 3
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 3
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 3
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 3
Boeing Model 747 Family 3
Boeing Model 80A 3
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 3
DVDs 3
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 3
Douglas DC-2 Family 3
Douglas DC-3 Family 3
Douglas DC-4 Experimental (DC-4E) 3
Douglas X-3 Stiletto 3
Flight attendants 3
Helicopters 3
Japan 3
Manila (Philippines) 3
North American F-86 Sabre Family 3
Okinawa Island (Japan) 3
Washington (State) 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 3
blueprints (reprographic copies) 3
booklets 3
brochures 3
business records 3
digital prints 3
identity cards 3
lithographs 3
newsletters 3
notebooks 3
notes (documents) 3
orders (military records) 3
stock certificates 3
16mm (photographic film size) 2
8mm (photographic film size) 2
Aeronautics, Commercial 2
Air Force One (Presidential aircraft) 2
Airlift, Military 2
Airlines 2
Airplanes -- Flight testing 2
Alaska 2
Attack planes 2
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 2
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367) 2
Boeing Company -- Employees 2
Boeing Model 247 2
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 2
Boeing Model 707 Family 2
Boeing XB-15 (Model 294, XBLR-1) 2
Burma 2
Cambodia 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 2
Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family 2
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 2
Douglas DC-1 2
Douglas DC-4 Family 2
Douglas DC-6 Family 2
Douglas DC-8 Family 2
Douglas DC-8-61 (Super DC-8) 2
Douglas Dolphin Family 2
Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2) 2
Guam 2
Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 2
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United States. Navy 8
United States. Army Air Forces 6
United States. Army. Air Service 4
Boeing Company 3
American Fighter Aces Association 2
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Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
North American 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Trans World Airlines 2
United Aircraft Corporation 2
United Airlines 2
United States. Army. Air Corps 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Air Line Pilots Association 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 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
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Beech 1
Boeing 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Brell, Carl D. 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
China Airmotive Company Fed. Inc. 1
China National Aviation Corporation 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 1
Consolidated Trading Company, Limited 1
Cook, John, 1899- 1
Coons, Lois Clark 1
Coons, Merle M., 1921-1997 1
Cuba. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 1
Danilin, Sergei 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Denver International Airport 1
Doerflinger, Andy 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Douglas, Donald, Jr. 1
Douglas, William 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Easterbrook, Arthur E., 1893-1952 1
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland) 1
Embree, Lee 1
Emrick, Halden H. 1
Eppright, G. J. 1
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1
Fiji Airways 1
Flying Tiger Line 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
General Airplanes Corporation 1
General Dynamics Corp 1
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 1
Griffin, James D. 1
Grinnell, Roy, 1933-2019 1
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 1
Halsmer, Joseph L., 1914- 1
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 1
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 1
Hill, David O. 1
Hinneman, Earl 1
Howard, Benjamin Odell 1
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 1
Jackson, Richard M. 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
Jeppesen, Nadine A. (Liscomb), 1914-1996 1
Johnson, Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944 1
Johnston Atoll Airport (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 1
Jones, Lucious 1
KLM (Airline) 1
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