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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.

Dates: circa 1914-1918

World War I Stereographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-00-00-5
Abstract

Stereoscopic photographs of scenes from World War I scenes.

Dates: circa 1914-1919

World War II Air Raid Warden Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-20
Contents of the Collection The World War II Air Raid Warden Materials is a small collection of textual materials, including documents and booklets, meant to prepare and guide civilians acting as air raid wardens during World War II. Most of the items are specific to the Seattle, Washington area. Some items are undated, but most fall within 1940-1943. It is unknown who collected these materials.Materials include documents regarding the transmittal of color signals for emergencies, dim-out regulations for...
Dates: 1940-1943

Frank Wilbur Wright Military Aviation 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.

Dates: 1911-1945

Greg Wright Pan American World Airways Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1988-01-28
Contents of the Collection

This small collection is comprised of a Pan American World Airways flight schedule, effective November 1, 1946. Titled "Air Ways for Two-Way Trade," the timetable features international routes all over the world. It includes more detail on routes between North and South America as it is "probably the best opportunity for reciprocal foreign trade." A Pan American Airways route map is included at the center of the booklet.

Dates: Circa 1946

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.

Dates: 1915 April 7

Brien S. Wygle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-09-17
Contents of the Collection The Brien S. Wygle Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of logbooks and certificates, licenses, and awards documenting Wygle's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II through his career at the Boeing Company as a test pilot. The logbooks span 1943 to 2008 and document his military service, his time flying as a commercial pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1950, and his Boeing career beginning in May 1951. There is a gap in the logs from...
Dates: 1939-1990

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. Additionally, there are photocopies of other images. There is one folder of...
Dates: 1918-1946, 1994

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...
Dates: circa 1930s-1940s

Kenneth J. Young Space Memorabilia Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-03-19-A
Contents of the Collection

The Kenneth J. Young Space Memorabilia Collection is a single-item collection that contains a bookmark issued by NASA, circa 2022. The bookmark is shaped as the Project Artemis Orion spacecraft. On the front of the bookmark is a color visual of the Orion spacecraft. On the verso are quick facts about the Space Launch System (SLS), including height, weight, thrust, and travel speed. It also includes a link to the NASA.gov/artemis website.

Dates: circa 2022

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photographic prints 397
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Air pilots, Military 103
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World War, 1914-1918 74
Airplanes, Military 69
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photocopies 63
Airlines 62
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booklets 60
negatives (photographs) 56
scrapbooks 54
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photograph albums 52
aerial photographs 51
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postcards 50
identity cards 49
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Boeing Company -- Employees 47
brochures 46
Washington (State) 43
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 42
Women in aeronautics 39
Seattle (Wash.) 38
slides (photographs) 38
maps (documents) 37
France 36
orders (military records) 36
lithographs 34
menus 34
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decals 32
memorandums 32
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 31
newsletters 31
Fighter pilots 30
Airships 28
posters 28
programs (documents) 28
technical drawings 28
Airplanes -- Design and construction 27
Alaska 27
articles 27
business cards 27
Boeing Model 747 Family 26
Northwest, Pacific 26
photographic postcards 26
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Japan 25
digital prints 24
notebooks 24
Germany 23
Seaplanes 23
Women air pilots 23
drawings (visual works) 23
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 22
Flight training 22
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Biplanes 20
Bombing, Aerial 20
California 20
China 19
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 18
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 18
instructional materials 18
manuals (instructional materials) 18
transportation timetables 18
England 17
TMOF Aircraft 17
audiocassettes 17
blueprints (reprographic copies) 17
diplomas 17
personnel records 17
16mm (photographic film size) 16
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Air mail service 16
Astronauts 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 16
Hawaii 16
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 16
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 16
stationery 16
Airplanes -- Flight testing 15
Armed Forces -- Officers 15
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 15
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 15
Boeing Model 707 Family 15
Douglas DC-3 Family 15
Military education 15
airline maps 15
Air shows 14
DVDs 14
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 14
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United States. Navy 71
Boeing 57
United States. Air Force 57
United States. Army Air Forces 53
Pan American World Airways, Inc 40
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Boeing Company 39
United Airlines 36
United States. Army. Air Corps 26
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 24
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
Northwest Airlines Corporation 19
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Trans World Airlines 18
Project Apollo (U.S.) 16
Western Airlines 16
United States. Army 15
King County International Airport 14
United States. Marine Corps 14
Douglas 12
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 12
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 11
North American 11
American Airlines 10
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Curtiss 9
Lockheed 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 8
United States. Naval Reserve 8
Alaska Airlines 7
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Braniff Airways 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Douglas Aircraft Company 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 7
American Fighter Aces Association 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
Eastern Air Lines 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
Air Line Pilots Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing Air Transport 5
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 5
British Airways 5
Continental Airlines 5
Delta Air Lines 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Seattle" (#1) 5
Flying Tiger Line 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Hughes Airwest 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 4
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4
Fairchild 4
Fokker 4
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 4
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 4
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 4
Haise, Fred, 1933- 4
Horizon Air 4
KLM (Airline) 4
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 4
Langley Field (Va.) 4
Lovell, Jim 4
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Pacific Alaska Airways 4
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