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Joseph Baillargeon Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2011-00-00-13

Contents of the Collection The Joseph Baillargeon Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains 33 black-and-white photographs of Douglas World Cruisers in Alaska during the 1924 around-the-world flight. The aircraft are depicted in flight, on the ground, and afloat in an Alaskan harbor, likely in April 1924. In most of the aircraft images it is difficult to know which specific plane is depicted as the views are often obscured or seen from a distance. Some images include unidentified individuals, including the...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2009-09-04

Abstract The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2005-10-06-B

Abstract William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Terry Buckridge Alaskan Aviation Film Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1993-11-22

Contents of the Collection The Terry Buckridge Alaskan Aviation Film Collection is a small collection containing two privately-shot films from the 1940s relating to Alaskan aviation. The first film depicts a Star Air Service aircraft and a fishing trip to Lake Iliamna, Alaska, circa 1940s. It begins with footage of an unidentified group of men with fishing equipment, followed by shots of a Star Air Service Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket seaplane (tail number NC-10795) and aerial views of towns, bodies of water,...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-09-01-A

Contents of the Collection The Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection consists primarily of textal materials and a few visual materials from Dean's service as a navigator in the U.S. Army Transportion Corps. Included in the collection are correspondence files, personnel documents, military orders, charts, maps, navigator’s logs and flight plans, as well as a small amount of travel ephemera. The materials which range from 1941 to 1958, are organized in three series: Series I....

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Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-1284

Abstract Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Marilyn (Chittick) Deel Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2012-08-02

Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of materials, including scrapbook pages and loose photographs as well as two clippings, related to Marilyn (Chittick) Deel and her time as a flight attendant and purser for Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), 1959-1961. The bulk of the collection are the scrapbook pages. The pages are black paper and primarily hold photographs using photo corners, tape, and/or glue. It also holds a few pieces of ephemera in the form of correspondence and clippings. Pages...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The James H. Dilonardo Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2006-01-21

Abstract James H. Dilonardo was a local aviation enthusiast strongly tied to Boeing Field and The Museum of Flight. His collection consits of photographs, textual materials, sound recordings, and film largely related to aviation in Seattle, Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1995-01-06

Contents of the Collection The Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains seven black-and-white photographs of the Douglas World Cruisers while stopped in Unalaska, Alaska during the around the world flight, circa April 1924. The photographs depict a single plane in flight over Unalaska Harbor, Alaska; three of the planes at anchor in Unalaska Harbor; a group of unidentified dignitaries with the pilots in front of Prince Rupert Hotel in Unalaska; two aircraft at anchor with a third visible in...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jules Graff World War II Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2004-02-12

Contents of the Collection The collection contains materials related to the World War II experience of Jules Graff, who served in the Army Air Forces. It includes 11 photographs that depict gun emplacements near San Francisco, California during World War II; a color slide of Jules Graff, taken at Attu Island; and correspondence and assorted ephemera, such as air mail stamps and a Thanksgiving Day menu for the 916th Army Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Joseph Baillargeon Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Terry Buckridge Alaskan Aviation Film Collection

Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

Marilyn (Chittick) Deel Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection

The James H. Dilonardo Collection

Virginia Drugg Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection

Jules Graff World War II Collection

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