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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.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-00-00-16

Content Description The Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection consists of archival items dating from 1910-1965 that were acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "Founders of American Aerospace" exhibit, formerly on display in the Museum's Red Barn from about 2005-2022. The collection is organized by theme following the layout of the exhibit. Materials include printed ephemera, postcards, correspondence, and sheet music. The items represents early American aircraft manufacturing...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Goodman L. Goodmanson Los Angeles International Air Meet Photograph Album

Collection

Identifier: 1990-03-13

Abstract Goodman L. Goodmanson (1886-1924) worked as a photographer for the Los Angeles Examiner during the 1910s. The collection is comprised of a photograph album containing sixty-three (63) black-and-white photographs depicting scenes from the Los Angeles International Air Meet of 1910 and a handwritten notecard presenting the album as a gift.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-00-00-17

Content Description The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of a...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William S. Luckey Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-09-24

Abstract William S. Luckey was an acclaimed Curtiss Flying Team pilot best known as the winner of The New York Times race around Manhattan Island on Oct. 13, 1913. The William S. Luckey Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to Luckey's aviation career and to his wife, Laura Luckey.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James H. Smith Aviation Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-06-20

Overview James Hamilton Smith (1913-2002) attended the Boeing School of Aeronautics and worked in the field of aviation as a government contractor for the Boeing Company, as well as the Defense Contract Administration Services. This small collection consists primarily of black-and-white photographs that were either taken or collected by Smith during his time at the Boeing School, as well as throughout his career in aviation, which spanned from the early 1930s to the late 1960s.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

Goodman L. Goodmanson Los Angeles International Air Meet Photograph Album

Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection

William S. Luckey Aviation Collection

James H. Smith Aviation Photograph Collection

Orville Wright Letter

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