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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.

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Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

Collection

Identifier: 2019-10-24

Abstract Julius A. Barr had a varied flight career in the 1920s and 1930s, notably spending time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures and later working as a Boeing test pilot. The collection includes 5 albums with more than 1,600 photographs and 11 films that document his personal life and career.

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Maud T. Bartles Jim Lovell Scrapbook

Collection — Box: Scrapbook box 37, Folder: 1-2

Identifier: 2022-10-28

Content Description The Maud T. Bartles Jim Lovell Scrapbook is a collection consisting of a single item: an album documenting a visit by astronaut Jim Lovell to Poughkeepsie, New York in 1973 for a Veteran's Day event. The scrapbook includes clippings, ephemera, photographs and philatelic items collected by Maud T. Bartles, a resident of the area who attended the event during Lovell's visit. The album is a "magnetic" style photograph album with a green cover with "Capt. J. Lovell" written on the cover...

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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 more...

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Philip W. Barttels Apollo 13 Recovery Photographs Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2007-08-09

Content Description The Philip W. Barttels Apollo 13 Recovery Photographs Collection is a small collection consisting of images of the recovery of the Apollo 13 Command Module from the Pacific Ocean in 1970. The collection includes ten black-and-white photomechanical prints, one black-and-white photographic print, and five color photographic prints. The images depict the Command Module splashing down, recovery of the Apollo 13 crew and Command Module by U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters of HS-4...

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Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2009-08-26

Overview This collection relates to Rober L. Baseler's career as a Fighter Ace, with a focus on his service during World War II.

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Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-08-14

Overview The Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the first North American transcontinental flight in 1911 successfully completed by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in his Vin Fiz Flyer.

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The Becvar Family 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.

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Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-10-01-B

Abstract 25 photographs of Alexander Graham Bell and other members of the Aerial Experiment Association along with their aerodrome aircraft; souvenir booklet of the association; 2 photomechanical prints signed by J.A. McCurdy.

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Bell Rocket Belt photograph and correspondence

Collection — Folder: One

Identifier: 2019-00-00-104

Contents of the Collection This small collection consists of two items: a black-and-white photograph and a printed copy of e-mail correspondence related to the photograph. The 4x5" photograph depicts Bell test pilot Robert Courter wearing the Bell Rocket Belt with a child's doll on the back of it during a tethered test flight inside a hangar, circa late December 1964. It is stamped on the back: "Bell Aerosystems Company." The e-mail, dated October 2019, provides context for the image provided by William P. Suitor, fellow...

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The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

Maud T. Bartles Jim Lovell Scrapbook

Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection

Philip W. Barttels Apollo 13 Recovery Photographs Collection

Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection

Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection

The Becvar Family Collection

Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection

Bell Rocket Belt photograph and correspondence

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