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Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2006-10-18

Content Description The Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Collection is a small collection comprised of correspondence, newsletters, minutes, bulletins, and related materials of the AOPA Seattle Unit, dated 1956-1957.

Original order, as recieved by donor, has been maintained.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1992-09-26

Abstract Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel (1910-1991) was born in Ardenwald, Oregon and learned to fly in the late 1920s. Stenzel then gained fame for stunt flying and broke several records through the mid-1930s. The collection contains seven (7) scrapbooks and assorted textual materials and photographs that document Stenzel's career as one of the first female stunt pilots.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVa Photographs

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2023-10-17

Contents of the Collection The Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVa Photographs contains two black-and-white photographs depicting a 1923 Fokker C.IVa airplane used by Robert "Bob" Wark and Eddie Brown in an attempt to fly from Tacoma, Washington to Tokyo, Japan for a contest sponsored by the Seattle Star. It is likely these photographs were taken in Tacoma, Washington. The men modified the aircraft for long-distance travel, including removing the passenger seats and addition of a...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Terah Maroney Plane at Port of Everett Photograph

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2021-02-25

Content Description The Terah Maroney Plane at Port of Everett Photograph is a small collection consisting of a single 3.25x4.5" black-and-white photograph. The image depicts Terah Maroney's plane at the Port of Everett surrounded by a crowd on July 4, 1914. Maroney had been invited to perform at the Kla-How-Yah Festival (later called the Kla-Ha-Ya Days). Bill Boeing, Sr. and his partner George Conrad Westervelt were at the event and saw Maroney fly. Some sources say Boeing took his first flight with Maroney at...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Collection

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Collection

Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVa Photographs

Terah Maroney Plane at Port of Everett Photograph

World War II Air Raid Warden Materials

Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection

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