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James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1992-01-21

Contents of the Collection The James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection is comprised of commercial airline ephemera printed between 1930 and 1990, such as route maps, flight schedules, postcards, flight kits, decals, catalogs, brochures, air sickness bags and calendars. The materials were items provided to customers by various airlines, predominantly ones with international routes, including: Pan American World Airways, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, TWA, Northwest Orient Airlines, Mexicana De Aviacion,...

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James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-1098

Abstract Lt. Col. James C. Stewart (1919-2004) was born in Corona, California. He joined the Army Air Force, graduated from flying school in August 1940, and was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group which was stationed in England during World War II. The collection primarily covers Lt. Col. Stewart's 1943-1966 military service with military records, personal documents, photographs, clippings, assorted ephemera, and films.

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G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013-09-17

Overview The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2009-12-01

Abstract Leon Swietlikowski (1912-1984) was born in Wilno, Poland and served in the Polish Air Force, as well as the Polish squadrons attached to the French Air Force and Royal Air Force, during World War II. The collection includes log books, personnel documents, and photographs of Leon Swietlikowski and his wife, Bette.

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Lindell and Dianne Vinson Commercial Airline Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-09-20

Abstract Lindell Ray Vinson (1938-2005) was a United States Naval aviator and a commercial airline pilot. Dianne (Shannon) Vinson (1940-2006) worked for Braniff Airways, likely as a flight attendant. The collection primarily contains textual materials, six (6) photographs, and one (1) videocassette related to the specific airlines that the Vinsons worked for over their careers, including US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, and Braniff Airways. The bulk of the material is from 1984-1998, though...

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Margery Watson World War II Photographs

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2017-01-05

Contents of the Collection The Margery Watson World War II Photographs is a small collection comprised of 31 photographs either taken or gathered by Margery Watson while she was employed at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California as a draftsperson between 1943-1945. The photographs are primarily small black-and-white snapshots that document NAA personnel adding a Merlin engine and performing engine tests on the prototype P-51 nicknamed "Baby" for United States Army Air Force ground crews. Some of the photographs...

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Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013-11-27

Contents of the Collection The Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection relates to the World War II-era experience of Jeanette Witzkowski, who served as a pilot and air traffic controller during World War II. It includes primarily textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints, with the bulk of the material falling within 1935-1947. Textual materials include Civial Aeronuatics Administration (CAA) air traffic control instructional documents and aircraft clearance forms and incoming...

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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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Kurt Zwar Photograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2014-09-24

Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of forty-two (42) black-and-white photographs depicting aircraft and military personnel of World War I and World War II. The photographs were purchased by Zwar; no personal connection to the subjects of the photographs is known. There is also one piece of ephemera, a "Smileage Book" which holds ration coupons for "military entertainments."The photographs vary in size, from 3x5 to 6x8". They feature WWI and WWII aircraft, in the ground, in flight, and a...

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Charles Zweigart Aviation Postcard Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2008-10-16

Contents of the Collection The Charles Zweigart Aviation Postcard Collection is comprised of approximately 5,000 postcards collected by Zweigart from 1941 to the early 2000s. Most of the postcards are related to commercial aviation aircraft, but some feature airports. A small amount of postcards have been used but the bulk of them are pristine and have never been posted and have no personalization.The collection was originally housed in twenty-six (26) three ring binders but were removed for preservation....

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James Sterling Commercial Airlines Collection

James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection

G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection

Lindell and Dianne Vinson Commercial Airline Collection

Margery Watson World War II Photographs

Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection

World War I Photographs

Kurt Zwar Photograph Collection

Charles Zweigart Aviation Postcard Collection

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