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Boeing Model 80A

 Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Boeing Company

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings and diagrams related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), including helicopters, rockets, as well as related accessories such as machine guns, engines, other aircraft parts, and some buildings. Materials range from 1878-2000s. These materials document a wide variety of aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Curtiss, Douglas, McDonell Douglas Company, Santos-Dumont, and...
Dates: 1878 - circa 2000s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection / Series I: Aircraft and Spacecraft

Boeing Model 80A, circa 1920s-1930s

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The Early Aviation Photograph Collection is a collection of unknown origins consisting of 328 black-and-white photographic prints and 299 negatives primarily depicting aircraft from the first half of the 20th century. Some airships, airports, pilots, and other subjects are also depicted in the photographs. The collection is arranged into two series: Airplane photographs and Non-airplane photographs. The first series, Airplane Photographs, makes up the bulk of the collection with...
Dates: circa 1920s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / Early Aviation Photograph Collection / Airplane photographs

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.

Dates: 1921-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert R. and Canadette Dickson Museum of Flight Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-00-00-54
Contents of the Collection

The Robert R. and and Canadette Museum of Flight Scrapbook is a single-item collection, created by Robert R. and Canadette Dickson and documents their involvement with The Museum of Flight and related restoration projects from 1978-1987. The scrapbook includes clippings, printed ephemera, and photographs. Topics include the Boeing Model 80A restoration, Pathfinder Awards, and Red Barn. Some pages and materials are quite loose and/or fragile.

Dates: 1978-1987
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2021-05-11
Content Description The Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection is a small collection of materials relating to the crash of a Boeing 80-A (tail number NC225M) in June 1930 in Wyoming. The collection includes five photographs of the crash. The 3x5.5" black-and-white prints are mounted on black paper and are significantly discolored. There is also a letter to M. Catharine Holby from A.G. Kinsman of Boeing Air Transport, Inc. regarding items lost in the crash; a business card for Kinsman; and a small...
Dates: 1930 June
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract

The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.

Dates: 1920-2002
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-08-29
Contents of the Collection The Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection holds original artwork and reference files of Cyrille "Cy" M. Peabody, a Boeing Company employee and designer who worked in various art departments over a 31 1/2 year period in the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection is organized into two series: I. Artwork and II. Reference Files. Series I., Peabody's original art is mostly grouped together within 10 folders (2 boxes), although some individual pieces are found in subject folders. His...
Dates: circa 1950s-1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles E. Smith Boeing School of Aeronautics Negatives

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-02-03
Content Description The Charles E. Smith Boeing School of Aeronautics Negatives is a small collection consisting of five photographic images taken at the Boeing School of Aeronautics in Oakland, California circa 1929-1931. One of the images is an informal portrait of Charles E. Smith, who was a student at the School, wearing a flight suit standing alone next to the wing of an aircraft. Two other images are simliar in composition but depict two other unidentified men, possibly students or instructors at the...
Dates: circa 1929-1931
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.

Dates: 1928-1965
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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