Washington (State)
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: Geographic location
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Jake Schultz Aerocar Film Collection
Collection — Box Film Box 5, Reel: 1
Identifier: 2006-10-12
Contents of the Collection
The Jake Schultz Aerocar Film Collection is a small collection consisting of one film related to Molt Taylor and the Aerocar III (N100D), circa 1968. The footage includes multiple segments. The first segment depicts Taylor and others on a rocky shoreline at Cape Disappointment, Washington; the Cape Disappointment lighthouse is visible in some shots. The footage then transitions to an unidentified airfield, where Taylor is shown with the Aerocar III. Scenes include the Aerocar...
Dates:
1968
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Signed Group Portrait of African American "Rosie the Riveters"
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-24
Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of a single black-and-white group portrait of eight (8) female African American Boeing assembly workers. It is likely the women worked at the Boeing Renton facility, circa 1940s. The women are posed in front of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress and each has signed the photograph with their name: Back row, left to right: Louise Williams, [illegible], Velma Glass Johnson, Florence Thomas;
Front row, left to right: Katie Jeffries, Althea Skelton, Ella Mae, Mary...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2006-10-18
Content Description
The Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Collection is a small collection comprised of correspondence, newsletters, minutes, bulletins, and related materials of the AOPA Seattle Unit, dated 1956-1957.
Original order, as recieved by donor, has been maintained.
Dates:
1956-1957
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Barbara Spraker Sea-Tac Airport Slides
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2018-07-10
Contents of the Collection
The Barbara Spraker Sea-Tac Airport Slides collection is a small collection consisting of 44 photographic slides depicting scenes at at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) in the mid-1970s. The 35mm color slides were taken by Spraker during her work as a tour guide for the Port of Seattle at Sea-Tac airport. A little under half the images depict various U.S.-based airliners at gates and on the tarmac. Airlines represented in the collection includes Alaska Airlines,...
Dates:
1972-1976
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVA Photographs
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-10-17
Contents of the Collection
The Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVA Photographs contains two black-and-white photographs depicting a 1923 Fokker C.IVA airplane used by Robert "Bob" Wark and Eddie Brown in an attempt to fly from Tacoma, Washington to Tokyo, Japan for a contest sponsored by the Seattle Star. It is likely these photographs were taken in Tacoma, Washington. The men modified the aircraft for long-distance travel, including removing the passenger seats and adding a larger...
Dates:
1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Marie Vincent Photograph Collection
Collection — Box Assorted oversize box 25, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2019-09-28
Content Description
The Marie Vincent Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of two 11x14-inch hand-tinted, black-and-white photographs from approximately the late 1930s. The photographs depict two airplanes, the Boeing Y1B-17A and Beech C-45 Expeditor respecitvley. The B-17 is shown in flight over Mount Rainier, Washington. The C-45 is also depicted in flight though over unidentified mountains.
Dates:
circa late 1930s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2004-07-28
Overview
William E. Boeing was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection contains six films, primarily home movies of Boeing family members, from about 1930-1940.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
World War II Air Raid Warden Materials
Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-20
Contents of the Collection
The World War II Air Raid Warden Materials is a small collection of textual materials, including documents and booklets, meant to prepare and guide civilians acting as air raid wardens during World War II. Most of the items are specific to the Seattle, Washington area. Some items are undated, but most fall within 1940-1943. It is unknown who collected these materials.Materials include documents regarding the transmittal of color signals for emergencies, dim-out regulations for...
Dates:
1940-1943
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jackson, Jim -- oral history interview, 2014 September 23
File
Interview Summary
Aviation mechanic James “Jim” Hawthorne Jackson is interviewed about his life and military service. Particular focus is given to Jackson’s time with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, when he worked as a B-29 mechanic in the United States and Guam. Afterwards, Jackson discusses his involvement with The Museum of Flight’s Restoration Center and his work restoring various aircraft, including the Museum’s B-29 Superfortress and Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star.Introduction and...
Dates:
2014 September 23
Kam, Calvin H. -- oral history interview, 2018 April 29
File
Interview Summary
Vietnam War veteran Calvin H. Kam is interviewed about his military service as a helicopter pilot with the United States Army. He discusses his wartime experiences flying the Bell UH-1 Huey with the 240th Assault Helicopter Company and his postwar service with the Washington State National Guard Helicopter Division. He also touches on his later teaching career in Washington State. Topics discussed include his training and service history, his time stationed at Fire Base Bearcat (Vietnam),...
Dates:
2018 April 29