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Malcolm T. Wordell Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-1144

Contents of the Collection This small collection relates to fighter pilot and ace Malcolm T. Wordell, who served in the United States Navy during World War II. It includes photographs of aircraft in flight and military personnel, including a squadron group portrait.

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World War I Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2016-00-00-6

Abstract Sixteen (16) assorted photographs of soldiers circa World War I.

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World War I Stereographs

Collection

Identifier: 2016-00-00-5

Abstract Seven (7) stereoscopic photographs of World War I scenes.

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Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1986-01-02

Abstract Frank Wilbur Wright (1886-1950) of Portland, Oregon spent most of his adult life in the military, with service spanning the Oregon Naval Militia, Oregon National Guard, U.S. Army Air Service, Air Corps, and Air Force, and both World Wars. The collection contains commissions, photographs, identification cards, and other materials relating to Wright's long military career.

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Orville Wright Letter

Collection

Identifier: 2018-10-01-D

Abstract 4-page typed letter signed on Wright Company letterhead, dated April 7, 1915, to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to stabilize aircraft, mentioning the death of his brother Wilbur, and referencing fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Accompanied by a small matte-finish portrait of Eppelsheimer, dated 1918.

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Frank R. Yager Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2018-07-04

Content Description The Frank R. Yager collection consists of items documenting Yager's career as an airmail pilot. Included are three logbooks, his pilot's licenses and certificates, and 14 photographs. The photographs consist of both snapshots and formal group portraits as well as some views of airmail planes. There are few identifications with the photographs, but also depicted are Lee Patterson, Jack Knight, and C.F. Egge. Addiontally, there are photocopies of other images. There is one folder of...

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Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection

Collection — Box: Small Collections Very Large Items 1980-2005, oversize: folder

Identifier: 1987-09-01-A

Contents of the Collection The Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection is comprised of fifteen (15) black-and-white aerial photographs taken during Alaska Survey Expeditions, circa 1930s-1940s. The photographs are 18x22" and only a few have very brief contextual information on the reverse. Identifications include a Douglas R5D (Douglas C-54 Skymaster), Mount Rainier (Washington State), and the Columbia Glacier (Alaska). One (1) photograph depicts an at-sea aircraft carrier with a full deck of...

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Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2019-05-16

Content Description The Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection consists of items relating to the life and military career of Charles Zevart, a World War II glider pilot. The collection contains his military records, high school diploma, black-and-white photographs, correspondence with the Air Force, and his Army Flying School yearbook.

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George T. Zimmer Ejection Seat Testing Photographs Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2006-06-15

Contents of the Collection The George T. Zimmer Ejection Seat Testing Photographs Collection consists of 112 photographs from the 1960s or 1970s related to aircraft ejection seat tests.The first folder of photographs includes 30 prints, one 4x5" and the rest 8x10". Twenty-eight are black-and-white prints and two are in color. These photographs depict United States Air Force ejection seat testing experiments, some labeled as taking place at the U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility in El Centro, California....

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Glenn E. Zimmerman World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2000-10-16-307

Abstract Glenn E. Zimmerman (1912-1993) served with the United States Navy as a pilot during World War II. The collection contains photographs, holiday greeting cards and menus, military records, and military identification card from his 1942-1946 military service.

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Malcolm T. Wordell Fighter Ace Collection

World War I Photographs

World War I Stereographs

Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection

Orville Wright Letter

Frank R. Yager Collection

Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection

Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection

George T. Zimmer Ejection Seat Testing Photographs Collection

Glenn E. Zimmerman World War II Collection

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